Cerro Coso Community College
About
Cerro Coso Community College is a public community college in the Eastern Sierra region of Southern California. It was established in 1973 as a separate college within the Kern Community College District. The college offers traditional and online courses and two-year degrees. The college serves an area of approximately 18,000-square-miles. Cerro Coso has five instructional sites: Eastern Sierra Center Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, Indian Wells Valley, Kern River Valley, and South Kern. The college also has an Incarcerated Student Education Program in two locations, the California City Correctional Facility and Tehachapi California Correctional Institution.
Outcomes & equity
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
What families actually pay
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Faculty
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cerro Coso Community College vs IPEDS peer group
The peer institutions Cerro Coso Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCerro Coso Community College | 25% | — | 5,549 | $6,078 | Community College |
Barstow Community College | — | — | 3,226 | $12,347 | Community College |
Canada College | — | — | 6,625 | $10 | Community College |
College of Marin | — | — | 4,838 | $15,517 | Community College |
Lake Tahoe Community College | — | — | 4,040 | $10,975 | Community College |
Lassen Community College | — | — | 2,038 | $7,677 | Community College |
Mendocino College | — | — | 4,225 | $7,500 | Community College |
Oxnard College | — | — | 7,361 | $659 | Community College |
Palo Verde College | — | — | 3,833 | $10,543 | Community College |
Taft College | — | — | 4,464 | $2,699 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 25% | — | 4,345 | $7,589 |
Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research at Cerro Coso Community College strives to support the college's mission and commitment to academic learning and student success by providing quality, accessible, and relevant information to facilitate decision-making and planning processes, enhance institutional effectiveness, and promote a culture of evidence-based inquiry.
Visit IR office pageDocuments & reports (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardcerrocoso.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryInstitutional Research GlossaryThe Institutional Research page for Cerro Coso Community College outlines its mission to provide relevant data supporting decision-making and institutional effectiveness, emphasizing evidence-based inquiry to promote academic learning and student success.cerrocoso.edu
- Strategic planCerro Coso Community College 2025-2030 Strategic Plan2026The Cerro Coso Community College 2025-2030 Strategic Plan outlines key goals to enhance student access, equity, and success. By focusing on persistence, diverse student engagement, and the establishment of new campuses, the college aims to improve educational outcomes and community involvement. The plan also emphasizes innovation in instructional offerings and strengthening the college's role as a cultural hub and supportive work environment.cerrocoso.edu
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