Base Programs

Copper Mountain College (CMC) offers a variety of college credit classes through its Base Programs Office, in a cooperative partnership with the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center MCAGCC) in Twentynine Palms, California. CMC classes are taught at various locations throughout the Combat Center (Base) making it easy for our active duty personnel and other students to attend class.

CMC's Base Programs Office is located in Building 1526 on the Base. Services available to students include: assessment testing, financial aid, information, counseling/academic advising, and course registration. Textbooks required for Base Programs courses are available for purchase at the Base Programs Office during bookstore hours only. Students may access Internet resources through a dedicated computer at the Base Programs Office, provided by CMC's Greenleaf Library. A computer lab is also available!

Please Note: A pass is required to get onto the Twentynine Palms Marine Base facility. Please download and refer to this document, Installation Access Pass, for instructions on how to obtain the pass.

Course Offerings

Spring Courses (01/12/09 - 05/22/09) aboard MCAGCC:
Full Semester Evening Courses [ Download Flyer ]
Full Semester Daytime Courses [ Download Flyer ]
5-week Accelerated Courses [ Download Flyer ]
Hybrid Courses [ Download Flyer ]
All CMC Online Courses [ Download Flyer ]

Base Staff

James L. Arneson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Base Programs
760.366.3791, ext. 5294
760.830.6133
jarneson@cmccd.edu 

Francis Villeme
SOC Adjunct Counselor
760.366.3791, ext. 4368
760.830.6133

Raelene Ross
Admissions & Records Specialist
Base Programs
760.366.3791, ext. 5102 / 4368
760.830.6133
rross@cmccd.edu



Roseanna Speer-Garcia
Admissions & Records Technician
Base Programs
760.366.3791, ext. 5891 / 4368
760.830.6133
rspeer-garcia@cmccd.edu

Building 1526N 7th Street
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center
Twentynine Palms, CA 92278
Fax  760.830.4157

Hours of Operation
Monday - Friday  8:00am to 4:45pm

We are closed on all legal and college holidays.  (08-09 CMC Holiday Schedule)

Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
Copper Mountain is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges Institutions. For more detailed information see: http://www.soc.aascu.org/