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Impact on a Large Scale

$107m

Economic impact of Adams State University on the San Luis Valley

16:1

Student to Faculty Ratio

$1.1m

Adams State University Foundation scholarships awarded annually

1st

Most Affordable Online Program for Master’s in Sports Psychology

73%

Teachers and Administrators in the SLV graduated from Adams State University

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“Prognosis for Bald Rapunzel” debuts February 11

It is a poetic telling of the memories from a cancer survivor who contemplates her own battle with cancer and survivor guilt from losing a friend to the disease.”

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Adams State hosts appreciation luncheon for school counselors

Extended Studies Concurrent Enrollment program honored 31 San Luis Valley school counselors.

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Faculty dedicated to student learning

“The ACUE course rejuvenated me. It made me really want to improve my teaching.”

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Adams State launches “100 Years, 100 Stories, 100 Days” Campaign

“It’s about recognizing the impact of public higher education on Colorado and celebrating the students, past, present, and future, who define Adams State.”

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