The Forster Academic Center is the hub for Colorado Mountain College in Buena Vista. Located in Chaffee County, Buena Vista is between Leadville and Salida, at the base of the 14,000-foot Collegiate Peaks mountain range.

Colorado Mountain College in Buena Vista serves the educational needs of residents of:

-Buena Vista
-Poncha Springs
-Salida
-and surrounding communities

Only a few hours away from most of Colorado's metropolitan areas, the Chaffee County area provides access to wilderness experiences in the national forest, whitewater rafting in the Arkansas River, breathtaking high-altitude scenery and an abundance of educational programs at the Colorado Mountain College in Buena Vista.