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Great Falls College Graduate Lands NASA Internship Focused on Wildfire Safety

After earning his associate degree in cybersecurity this spring, Kaia Ecklund is taking his talents to NASA. This summer, the Great Falls College graduate will work at NASA Langley Research Center on the FireSense program, helping prototype sensor technology for wildfire response—an opportunity he once thought was out of reach….

Otter Spotlight: Vanessa Lanier, First-year registered nursing student

A student in the Registered Nursing program at Great Falls College, Vanessa’s path to nursing was shaped by both profound hardship and remarkable resilience….
5 people standing and talking in the new Military Family Center at Great Falls College

Great Falls College recognized as military‑friendly school

Designation reflects college’s commitment to military‑connected student success…

Great Falls College celebrating graduates, milestones at commencement ceremony

287 graduates will be honored Saturday at Pacific Steel Arena and Recycling Center…
Group of computer programming students in study lounge

Great Falls College Faculty Publish Breakthrough Study on Automating AI Security Governance

Two computer technology faculty members at Great Falls College, Dmitri Kharchevnikov and Steve Robinett, have published new peer‑reviewed research that could reshape how organizations secure and govern their rapidly expanding AI systems….
Welding students inspecting a weld

Great Falls College Welders Stand Tall at Hard Hats and Heels

The college’s Quincie Jones also delivers keynote address about Power of One…
Group of students learning surgical technology

Great Falls College’s innovative Surgical Technology program aces 10-year accreditation visit

Accreditors found no areas of concern on virtual site visit…
Annie Bryan, Vet Tech program director, and Julie Barnwell, Health Sciences Division director, attend the Montana Veterinarian Medical Association summer meeting at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls to promote the new Vet Tech program and recruit veterinarians as clinical partners.

Great Falls College receives $637,000 USDA grant for vet assistant, vet tech program

Grant will allow college to expand training opportunities across Montana…
Students pose by race car

From Welding Shop to Speedway

Great Falls College welding students Bryan Johnson and Izzy Houge bond over welding, racing and a shared path toward graduation….
Top 3 winners of Speech Symposium

Choteau dual enrollment student earns top marks at Great Falls College speech event

Helena College joins annual symposium to make it a cross-campus forum…