Copper Mountain College Ranked 23rd in Niche’s Best Community Colleges in America
August 26, 2025
The national college rankings from Niche, a college platform that connects students and families with colleges and schools, have been released. Covering more than 4,000 U.S. colleges and universities, these… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for August 2025
August 20, 2025
Hi, folks. Darren Otten here, Superintendent/President of Copper Mountain College. This is a follow up from last week’s board meeting on Thursday, August 14, 2025. First and foremost, I want… Read more »
Welcome Week Returns for Fall Semester 2025
August 13, 2025
Copper Mountain College welcomes new students, and current students back, for the beginning of Fall Semester, on August 18, 2025. August 18 – 22 is Welcome Week on the CMC… Read more »
HomeStreet Bank is the presenting sponsor for Sabor y Sonido at CMC
July 31, 2025
HomeStreet Bank has become the presenting sponsor for CMC’s Sabor y Sonido event on Saturday, September 27. Sabor y Sonido, presented by CMC’s Latinx Association, is a celebration of Latin… Read more »
Celebrating 25 Years of Copper Mountain College: A Legacy of Community and Growth
July 31, 2025
Copper Mountain College is marking a major milestone this year, its 25th anniversary as an independent community college in California. This yearlong celebration honors not only the institution’s growth and… Read more »
The Little College That Could – CMC Celebrates 25th Anniversary
July 31, 2025
Copper Mountain College began as a remote extension of College of the Desert in 1966, with classes held wherever space could be found. The campus opened in its present location,… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for July 2025
July 31, 2025
Hi, folks. Daren Otten here, Superintendent/President at Copper Mountain College. This is a belated report from the July 10th general and study session meetings. Myself and our chief marketing guru,… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for June 2025
June 17, 2025
Hi folks. It’s Daren Otten, Superintendent/President here at Copper Mountain College, with your follow up report from the last Thursday, June 12th, regular board meeting. We kicked that board meeting… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for May 2025
May 20, 2025
Hi folks, Daren Otten, Superintendent and President here at Copper Mountain College for your board meeting summary from Thursday, May 8th, 2025. The board did kick off the meeting with… Read more »
CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for April 2025
April 17, 2025
Hi folks, Daren Otten, Superintendent-President here at Copper Mountain College with your update from last week’s board meeting. The board meeting did start with a closed session where the trustees… Read more »