Joshua Tree, California · Public · 2-year · Rural area
Overview
Copper Mountain Community College is a public two-year institution based in Joshua Tree, California. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 2,019 students in fall 2024.
Copper Mountain Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 41 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biological and Physical Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 253 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 15 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Mission
Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for diverse desert communities and beyond through a comprehensive curriculum and support services that demonstrate a passion for the success of every individual student. Copper Mountain College offers high quality, affordable instruction that enables students to attain mastery in basic skills and career development, as well as building pathways to associate degrees, certificates, university transfer, and personal enrichment.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
2,019
Students enrolled
67%
First-year retention
253
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
41
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 41
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
67%
First-year retention, part-time students
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
219
Certificates under 1 year
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
26
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
2,019
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,019
Full-time, fall 2024
23%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,949
Full-time, 2024-25
19%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
64%
Men
36%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
43%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
15
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
46%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Superintendent/President
Dr. Daren Otten
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization