Like many rural areas, the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado has a conundrum when it comes to keeping talented technical minds close to home. Lacking the educational opportunities to pursue degrees in engineering, young people often must leave to find the right college programs. At the same time, companies that need technical workers with an engineering background struggle to fill good-paying jobs. But a new joint program between Adams State University, the post-secondary education hub in the valley, and Colorado State University aims to change that dynamic. Sun reporter David Gilbert sat down with colleague Kevin Simpson to talk about his reporting on a way for talented, science-minded young people to remain in the close-knit community.

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