Copper Mountain Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Copper Mountain Community College, also known as CMCC, is located in Joshua Tree, California, United States. It was established in the year 1966. The first classes were held in the fall of 1967 with 60 students. In its initial years, classes were offered at Twentynine Palms High School. CMCC offers a wide variety of degree programs in more than 20 fields of study. The college currently enrolls approximately 6,000 students annually.

CMCC is organized into various academic departments. The college offers several scholarships including the CMCC Foundation Full-Time Alumni Scholarship, Community Foundation Scholarship, Jim Brulte Social Science Scholarship, Ángela Ramírez Scholarship, J. Neil Hastings Perpetual Scholarship, and Schools First Federal Credit Union Scholarship, among others.

Copper Mountain Community College supports many student clubs and organizations including the Christian Club, History Club, Creative Writing & Literary Society, and Associated Students of Copper Mountain Community College.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, religion and philosophy, nursing and emergency medicine, and computer science and engineering.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,907 in 2009-2010 (1,142 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 52% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (17 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (11 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant

LIBERAL ARTS (45 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (61 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Drawing

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (11 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (5 awarded)

• Psychology