Public lands and western states issues

Western Colorado University

Western Colorado University (Western) is a public four year liberal arts college established in Gunnison, Colorado in 1901. Using the Central Rockies as its most engaging classroom, Western has a student body of 2,058 students and has a 17:1 student to faculty ratio.

Western brings their B.A. in Environment and Sustainability and Master in Applied Ethics Program (a Masters that only costs $5000 for one student per RSC campus) to the RSC community.
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​Western also offers a Master in Environmental Management (MEM) degree which adds a 3+2 component to partnering universities in the RSC community. This allows students to complete 3 years of undergraduate studies at their partner university and complete their Senior year and one additional year at Western and complete their undergraduate and MEM degree in 5 years!

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Academic Offerings

Partner Organizations

• B.A. in Environment and Sustainability
• Coordinated double major in Business and ENVS.
• Master in Environmental Management (MEM)
• Master of Science in Ecology (MS)

• ColdHarbour Institute​- ​Coldharbour Institute promotes resilient living practices for a changing world through education, research, experimentation, partnerships, and the integration of environmental, social and economic solutions

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