CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for January 2026
January 13, 2026
Hi folks, Darren Otten, Superintendent/President at Copper Mountain College. This is your follow up report from last week’s board meeting of Thursday, January 8, 2026. Coming out of closed session,… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for December 2025
December 12, 2025
Hi folks. This is Daren Otten, Superintendent/President of Copper Mountain College. This is the follow-up from yesterday’s December 11, 2025 board report. The board did have a closed session where… Read more »
CMC’s EMT Students Conduct Food Drive
December 08, 2025
CMC’s EMT students are a compassionate and caring bunch. EMT students participate in ride-outs with local agencies to provide care in the field, but this year’s students wanted to do… Read more »
CMC Stories: Notes from the fire line
December 02, 2025
Note from Cody Almanza, graduate of Copper Mountain College Wildland Fire Academy #10, summer 2025, veteran, now working in the Umqua National Forest, Oregon: This summer marked a major turning… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for November 2025
November 18, 2025
Hi, folks. Daren Otten, Superintendent/President here of Copper Mountain College, with a recap of last week’s board meetings. And I say board meetings, plural, because we had the joint meeting… Read more »
Read the November 2025 Issue of the Cacti Chronicles
November 12, 2025
Read the digital edition of the November 2025 issue of CMC’s award-winning print/digital newspaper, the Cacti Chronicles. Featuring a photo of CMC student Kei Bjork on the cover as she… Read more »
16th Annual Festival of Wreaths Returns November 23, 2025
November 12, 2025
Join the local tradition that keeps on giving – Copper Mountain College Foundation’s annual Festival of Wreaths. Started in 2010, Copper Mountain College Foundation’s Festival of Wreaths has evolved into… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for October 2025
October 29, 2025
Hi, folks. Daren Otten, Superintendent/President at Copper Mountain College, and this is the Board of Trustees regular meeting agenda from October 9, 2025 follow up report. There were a couple… Read more »
CMC Recognized as 2025 Pathway Champion of Placement
October 17, 2025
Every year, the Campaign for College Opportunity honors California Community Colleges and California State University (CSU) campuses for their efforts in implementing two landmark policies: equitable placement implementation (AB 705… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for September 2025
September 17, 2025
Hi folks. Darren Otten, Superintendent/President at Copper Mountain College, with your follow up report from last Thursday, September 11th, 2025 board meeting. The Board of Trustees did have a closed… Read more »