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Carol Lally '90 graduated with a degree in English.  She is now an intellectual property lawyer.

Neal Baer '78 earned his degree in political science.  He is the executive producer and writer for the hit show "ER."

Colorado Attorney General Ken Salazar graduated from CC in 1977.

Holly Ornstein Carter '85 received her degree in political science and is now a writer and documentary filmmaker.

Karen Andersen Medville, a research scientist at Arizona State University, graduated in 1985.

Marcia McNutt, president and CEO of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, earned her degree in physics in 1974.

Jay Engeln graduated in 1974 with a degree in biology.  He is the 2000 National High School Principal of the Year.

Basketball star Verdel Baskin, an English major from the Class of 1999, is now an El Pomar Fellow.

Laura Hershey, a disability rights activist, graduated in 1983 with a degree in history.

Jazz singer Lorna Kollmeyer, a liberal arts major from the Class of 1980, owns an ornamental plasterwork company.  

Richard Koo, 1982 alumnus with a degree in math, is the co-founder of Vitria.com.

Mountain climber Jake Norton, Class of 1996, was a history-philosophy major.  

Paul Markovich graduated in 1988 with an international political economy major and is the co-founder of MyWayHealth.

J. Ralph Armijo, a business administration major, graduated in 1974 and founded Navidec, Inc. and DriveOff.com. 

Theatre artist Liz Stanton earned her degree in business and economics in 1988.

CC by the Numbers

1 :  Nobel Prize for Economics

3 :  rank among smaller colleges and universities for number of active Peace Corps volunteers

3.5 :  weeks per block

4.2 :  percent of students pursuing international political economy major

4.9 :  percent of students pursuing history major

5.5 :  percent of students pursuing sociology major

6.7 :  percent of students pursuing economics major

6.9 :  percent of students pursuing psychology major

7.6 :  percent of students pursuing English major

8 :  blocks per year

12 :  number of alumni participating in the Olympics

12 :  Rhodes Scholars

12.4 :  percent of students pursuing biology major

20 :  percent of alumni attending graduate school full time one year after graduating

20 :  millions of dollars awarded in financial aid each year

20 :  number of student-run community service organizations on campus

21 :  percent of alumni attending graduate/professional school two years after graduation

24 :  number of residence halls

25 :  percent in varsity sports

25 :  percent of students who participate in varsity sports

25 :  percent of alumni earning more than $30,000 on year after graduating

28 :  Watson, Fulbright, and Luce Fellows

30 :  specialized programs offered at CC

36 :  majors offered at CC

41 :  percent of employed alumni earning more than $25,000 two years after graduation

47 :  percent of each graduating class who studied abroad

49 :  Teach for America

55 :  percent in study abroad

65 :  percent in intramural sports

69 :  percent of alumni employed full time two years after graduation

70 :  percent of alumni employed full time one year after graduating

70 :  percent of students who live on campus

75 :  percent in community service

90 :  percent of alumni employed full time or attending graduate/professional school full time

6,100 :  elevation of Colorado Springs

14,110 :  height of Pikes Peak  

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