Copper Mountain College (CMCCD) is a public junior college in Joshua tree, California. It was accredited in the year 2001 as the 108th such institution in the state. CMC offers a complete of 24 different certificates and degrees.
The students of Copper Mountain College (CMCCD) have established a student body association named Associated Students of Copper Mountain College (ASCMC). Associated Students of Copper Mountain College is required by law to "encourage students to participate in the governance of the college".
ASCMC may be a voting member of a statewide junior college student organization named Student Senate for California Community Colleges. The statewide Student Senate is permitted by law "to advocate before the Legislature and other state and native governmental entities".
In November 2015, CMC opened Bud and Betty's Place for Veterans as a center for students that have served in the armed forces. The center was opened as an extension to the Christine Proudfoot activity center that opened that same year.
The center has been named after Retired Col. Bud Garrett and his wife Betty. Col Garrett donated a large sum of money to the center.
The athletics program launched by the sports association of Copper Mountain College in 2017 with only basketball. Copper Mountain College competes in Men's and Women's basketball within the Orange Empire Conference. The team nickname is the Fighting Cacti. In 2019 CMC joined the newly formed Inland Empire Athletic Conference.
Its campus is located in a rural with a total enrollment of 1,844. The school utilizes a semester-based academic year. The student-faculty ratio is 16:1. The highest degree offered at Copper Mountain College is an associate degree. The school has an open admissions policy.
Copper Mountain College (CMCCD) Accreditation
The university is recognized and is nationally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commissions.