Alpine Science Institute of CWC

Fall semester starts soon so don’t miss your chance to learn (and live) at our beautiful Alpine Science Institute ⛰️🌾🧗‍♂️

At Alpine Science Institute of CWC, learning goes beyond four walls. Students can build experience in outdoor and environmental fields while learning in a place made for exploration and hands-on work.

See where your interests can take you: www.cwc.edu/alpinescience/

Can't wait to see you for classes this fall. Registration is open.

Fall classes begin August 24 and there is still time to build a schedule that works for you. Whether you are coming straight from high school, returning after time away or looking for skills that move your career forward, CWC is ready to help you find the right next step.

Explore programs, ask questions and get enrolled: www.cwc.edu/apply

They're home... for a little while! 🏔️💙🧡. https://www.cwc.edu/about/2025-2026-news/central-wyoming-college-takes-on-the-great-divide-adventure-science-and-storytelling/
After riding through Yellowstone National Park, our Great Divide Bike Expedition team has officially made it into Wyoming! They're now making their way through the stunning landscapes of Fremont County and the Wind River Range.

Help us cheer on our riders as they continue their incredible journey toward Mexico, collecting air quality data and creating memories that will last a lifetime.

Want to follow their progress in real time? Check out the live tracker:
🚴 https://www.adventurecycling.org/anniversary-events/drop-in/track/

Go, team! 👏

The ASI Farm is in full production, and it’s looking beautiful 🤩

This is hands-on learning at its best. Students in our Regenerative Farm program don’t just study sustainable agriculture, they grow it.

Interested in learning alongside the farm? Explore our course offerings in the course catalog: www.cwc.edu/schedules-catalogs/

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A group of 5 CWC GIS, Expedition Science, and Outdoor Education students just returned from a 5 day trip in the Cirque of the Towers, Wyoming where they helped the Shoshone National Forest complete monitoring of Wilderness characteristics and impact from campers and backpackers. As a part of this work, students visited and recorded recreational impacts to over 200 campsites, and we packed out at least 15 lbs of trash!

Five hundred miles down!

The team has officially crossed the 500-mile mark, riding through the rugged beauty of southwest Montana as they continue their journey along the Continental Divide.

We're also excited to welcome Lucas Schwandt, a Central Wyoming College alumni rider, to the expedition! CWC faculty member Darren Wells has joined the team for this leg of the journey as well.

From incredible scenery to long days in the saddle, the journey continues one mile at a time.

Want to see where the team is in real time? Follow their progress here (marker AC):
🔗 https://www.adventurecycling.org/anniversary-events/drop-in/track/

Great Divide Bike Expedition is three days in, and the miles are adding up.

The team is averaging about 57 miles per day and has already crossed into Montana, making their way through the beautiful Flathead National Forest.

Each day brings new scenery, new challenges, and more data as they continue carrying air quality monitoring equipment along the Continental Divide.

From mornings in camp to long stretches of forest roads, the adventure is officially underway, and they’re making great progress.

Follow along at https://www.adventurecycling.org/anniversary-events/drop-in/track/ - our riders are dot AC (Adventure Cycling)

📍 Current location: Flathead National Forest, Montana

Stay tuned for the next update as the journey continues south.

Adventure starts with curiosity...and so does college. 🏔️ Whether you're pursuing outdoor leadership, health science, regenerative farming or exploring what's next, Fall enrollment is open at CWC.

Nobody starts at the finish line.

Some students come to CWC for one class. Some earn a certificate that helps them move up at work.

Some discover a new career. Some earn an associate degree and transfer. Some stay and complete a bachelor's degree.

There isn't one right path – only the one that's right for you.

At Central Wyoming College, you'll find Certificate I and II programs, associate degrees, and bachelor's degree options designed to meet you where you are and help you reach what's next.

Wherever you're headed, your first step can happen right here, close to home.

The adventure begins. 🚵‍♀️

After all the planning, training, packing, tuning bikes, and preparation, the team is officially on the road.

The Central Wyoming College Great Divide Bike Expedition is on the road, a 65-day, 2,700-mile journey from Canada to Mexico along the Continental Divide Mountain Bike Route.

Two CWC students will spend the next several weeks traversing some of the most remote and breathtaking landscapes in North America while contributing to ongoing air quality research by carrying monitoring equipment throughout the expedition.

This is experiential learning at its best – where adventure, research, and education come together beyond the classroom.

We'll be sharing regular updates from the trail throughout the expedition, so follow along as the journey unfolds. https://www.cwc.edu/alpinescience/