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Copper Mountain Community College

Joshua Tree, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
20%
Enrollment
2,019
peer median 2,447
Avg net price
$7,962
-$114 vs Community College
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About

Copper Mountain College (CMC) is a public community college in Joshua Tree, California. It was accredited in 2001 as the 108th such institution in the state. CMC offers a total of 24 different certificates and degrees.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
20%
Full-time retention
67%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,075
$30–48k$7,689
$48–75k$9,314
$75–110k$11,142
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,962
-$114vs Community College median $8,076
Pell recipients
68.6%
Federal loans
2.8%
In-state tuition
$1,114
Out-of-state
$11,050

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

209 total
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
4823.0%
02Health Professions
4019.1%
03Liberal Arts
3717.7%
04Psychology
2110.0%
05Security/Protective
199.1%
06Business
136.2%
07Social Sciences
115.3%
08Computer Sciences
94.3%
09Mathematics
62.9%
10Physical Sciences
52.4%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,019
12-mo unduplicated
2,170
Undergraduate
2,170
Graduate
1,604

Gender split

Men
35%767
Women
65%1,403

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.0%
White
35.8%
Black
7.8%
Two or more
6.7%
Asian
5.7%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
39

CMCC vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions CMCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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
SubjectCopper Mountain Community College
20%2,019$7,962Community College
Atlantic Cape Community College
4,052$8,502Community College
Black River Technical College
1,705$6,053Community College
Carl Albert State College
1,851$6,855Community College
Cleveland State Community College
100.0%3,282$6,183Community College
Coffeyville Community College
1,466$5,481Community College
Columbia College
2,828$15,468Community College
Crafton Hills College
6,768$10,655Community College
CUNY Stella and Charles Guttman Community College
1,048$5,643Community College
Dyersburg State Community College
3,296$4,322Community College
Eastern Oklahoma State College
1,285$11,020Community College
Fulton-Montgomery Community College
1,865$7,803Community College
Garden City Community College
2,079$8,681Community College
Garrett College
679$6,396Community College
Gavilan College
6,083$2,244Community College
Holyoke Community College
4,200$6,860Community College
Marion Military Institute
97.0%332$10,137Community College
Mineral Area College
2,447$11,123Community College
Murray State College
2,949$15,071Community College
Napa Valley College
4,844$14,046Community College
Orange County Community College
5,704$7,442Community College
Ozarka College
1,069$4,396Community College
Ranger College
2,522$6,565Community College
Roane State Community College
99.6%5,002$6,017Community College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
668$8,076Community College
Roxbury Community College
2,044$12,544Community College
Seminole State College
1,488$15,328Community College
SUNY Adirondack
2,576$10,363Community College
Three Rivers College
2,604$9,980Community College
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton
100.0%2,248$11,718Community College
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College
4,478$15,000Community College
Peer group median20%99.8%2,447$8,076

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
760-366-3791
Address
6162 Rotary Way, Joshua Tree, CA 92252, P.O. Box 1398

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness provides data and analytical support for CMC’s strategic planning process and supports the college's mission and vision.

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Team
4 members
  • Dr. Alma Correa
    Interim Dean of Planning, Research & Institutional Effectiveness
  • Lucas Vantine
    Student Data & Systems Administrator
  • Abha Gupta
    Research & Planning Specialist
  • Emily Rupp
    Research & Planning Specialist

Documents & reports (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

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