Copper Mountain Community College Overview

Copper Mountain Community College is a public institution situated in Joshua Tree, California. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Copper Mountain Community College Known For?

• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at CMC.
• During a recent academic cycle, 20% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Copper Mountain Community College?

Contact details for CMC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6162 Rotary Way, Joshua Tree, CA 92252
Phone:	760-366-3791
Website:	www.cmccd.edu

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Copper Mountain Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Copper Mountain Community College?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CMC, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $3,500 a year. That adds up to $14,000 over four years for those students.

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Copper Mountain Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,539 undergraduate students at CMC, with 437 being full-time and 1,102 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 437 full-time undergraduates at CMC, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Copper Mountain Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	12
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	184
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	56

Copper Mountain Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	40	14	54
Biological & Physical Science	0	35	0	35
Nursing	0	30	0	30
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	12	12	24
Business Administration & Management	0	20	0	20
General Psychology	0	18	0	18
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	12	0	12
Human Development & Family Studies	5	3	0	8
Fine & Studio Arts	0	6	0	6
Computer Programming	0	4	1	5
Economics	0	5	0	5
Computer Science	0	4	0	4
Mathematics	0	4	0	4
Physics	0	4	0	4
General Business/Commerce	0	3	0	3
Computer Information Systems	0	3	0	3
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	3	0	0	3
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	3	0	3
Data Entry	2	0	0	2
General English Literature	0	2	0	2
History	0	2	0	2
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	1	1	2
Fire Protection	1	1	0	2
Sociology	0	2	0	2
General Biology	0	1	0	1
Accounting	1	0	0	1
Communication & Media Studies	0	1	0	1
Computer Systems Networking	1	0	0	1
Chemistry	0	1	0	1
Anthropology	0	1	0	1
Political Science & Government	0	1	0	1
Romance Languages	0	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	219	28	260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.