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Due to flooding, the PCC Durango Site will be on remote status Tuesday, Nov. 3. Mancos Campus will be open with regular classes. Don't travel if unsafe. Durango Site students should check D2L for specific class instructions.

Mancos Campus will be open: If you live in La Plata or Archuleta counties, you are not expected to come to the Mancos campus for either work or class even though the campus is open. You are encouraged to attend remotely, if possible. You will not be penalized when travel is potentially unsafe.

Durango Site remote status day: Classes will be held remotely. Classes that cannot be held remotely are canceled. Student services are offered remotely where possible. On-site services are closed.

  • Students: Do not report to campus. Check MyCourses (D2L) prior to scheduled class times. Attend classes remotely at the regularly scheduled time. Lab or studio material may be offered online or canceled and made up at a later date. Internships and clinicals may be required to report; check with the instructor, clinical coordinator or field work supervisor.
  • Faculty and instructors: Do not report to campus. Instructors will teach class from home or offer content asynchronously. Classes that cannot be taught remotely will be canceled and made up later. Direct supervisors will reach out to their staff.
  • Staff: Do not report to campus. Work remotely as directed by supervisors. Essential staff will report as directed by their supervisor. Admin leave may apply if job duties must be performed on campus and the employee cannot work.


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PCC student pantry expands offerings thanks to Project Success funds

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By: Amy Matthew

The Panther Student Pantry at Pueblo Community College recently received $45,000 from Project Success, a collaboration between the Federal Student Aid program and Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC) that focuses on strengthening student outcomes and institutional performance at Minority Serving Institutions. 

“This is huge for all of our campuses,” said Toni Skilling, PCC’s director of student life and leadership. “These funds will help us stock the pantry with much-needed hygiene items, meat, fresh vegetables and more.”

The pantry opened in 2014 and has locations on each PCC campus – Pueblo, Fremont and Mancos. PCC joined Project Success in 2020 through its partnership with Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC). The college also utilizes other Project Success services for students, including financial literacy programs and student loan default prevention.

The total distributed to the PCC pantry since 2021 is $63,000. In addition to purchasing food and hygiene supplies, money from Project Success was used to buy a commercial refrigerator and freezer.

“Toni has done an outstanding job with the (pantry) program and ECMC is proud to support her with those efforts,” said Tom Bailey, outreach director for ECMC. 

Multiple PCC entities contribute to the pantry’s operation. The Student Life department and Associated Student Government are responsible for purchasing and stocking food. The PCC Foundation receives donations of money, food, clothing and hygiene items. Volunteers from PCC’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society staff the pantry. 

The number of students utilizing the pantry has increased significantly this fall, Skilling said. College-wide, visits jumped from 30 in August to 182 in September. Current students may visit once per week and select up to six food items and one hygiene product.

“While we do have several repeat users, we’re also experiencing more first-time visitors since August than we previously had,” said Skilling. “With Project Success funds, we’ve all been able to stock our pantries with items that aren’t available through our community partner, Care and Share Food Bank. The things that are really popular for students now are grab-and-go lunch items that can be heated up in the microwave, hygiene products, baby formula, frozen ground beef, lunch meat and bread.”

The Pueblo campus pantry, located in AB-015, is open from 12-1 p.m. Monday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, and 12-1 p.m. Friday. The Fremont and Mancos campus pantries are open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Pantries are closed when classes are not in session.

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