Copper Mountain College Joins the Hwy 62 Open Studio Art Tours

September 28, 2023

Art students at Copper Mountain College in Joshua Tree are excited to be included as part of this year’s Hwy 62 Open Studio Art Tours. The college’s Art Department will be hosting a student art exhibition and sale through all three weekends of the art tours, featuring works from Printmaking, Painting, Drawing, Ceramics, Digital Design,… Read more »


CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for September 22, 2023

September 22, 2023

Copper Mountain College President Daren Otten shares a recap of the latest CMC Board of Trustees meeting and other CMC news for the week of August 15, 2023. Listen to the podcast below: Transcript: Hi, folks, it’s Daren Otten, superintendent, President at Copper Mountain College. This is your monthly podcast associated with the Thursday, September… Read more »


Alter-Native History

September 20, 2023

September 20, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Copper Mountain College is pleased to host Ed Kabotie and Tha ‘Yoties as part of their Native Voices of the Grand Canyon Tour.  Kabotie and Tha ‘Yoties will be coming to the college in Joshua Tree on Wednesday, September 20 for two events. The first event that day… Read more »


Join Copper Mountain College for “Alter-Native” history and a “funky ‘Yotie party” with Native American rock n’ reggae band, Ed Kabotie and Tha ‘Yoties

September 08, 2023

Friday, September 8, 2023 Copper Mountain College is pleased to host Ed Kabotie and Tha ‘Yoties as part of their Native Voices of the Grand Canyon Tour.  Kabotie and Tha ‘Yoties will be coming to the college in Joshua Tree on Wednesday, September 20 for two events. The first event that day will be a… Read more »


Sky’s The Limit Observatory Becomes a Satellite Campus for Copper Mountain College Astronomy Classes

August 31, 2023

Thursday, August 31, 2023 Just in time for Fall Semester Astronomy classes, an Affiliation Agreement between Copper Mountain College (CMC), and Sky’s The Limit Observatory and Nature Center (STL), has established the observatory as a satellite campus for the college’s Astronomy courses. Astronomy students from CMC will have as their “laboratory,” the dark desert skies… Read more »


CMC President’s Board of Trustees recap and news for August 15, 2023

August 15, 2023

Copper Mountain College President Daren Otten shares a recap of the latest CMC Board of Trustees meeting and other CMC news for the week of August 15, 2023. Listen to the podcast below: Transcript: Good morning, Copper Mountain College, this is Darren Otten. Today, I want to introduce everyone to a new attempt of communication… Read more »


Digital Edition of Cacti Chronicles is available

July 06, 2023

Thursday, July 6, 2023 If you missed the print edition of the Cacti Chronicles that was published at the end of May, you can still pick up print copies around the hi-desert and on campus, as well as read the 32-page CMC newspaper in its digital form online.  Please click on the link below to… Read more »


Adult Education Program Graduation

May 26, 2023

May 26, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Copper Mountain College Adult Education Program Graduation Celebration Copper Mountain College’s Adult Education Program is hosting its Adult Education Graduation Celebration on May 26 at 6 p.m. in the Bell Center Community Room on the CMC campus.  A total of 24 students completed the program this year, with… Read more »


Copper Mountain College Commencement: Class of 2023

May 25, 2023

May 25, 2023 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Class of 2023 Commencement Ceremony Copper Mountain College’s Commencement Ceremony for all 2023 graduates will be held Thursday, May 25, at 5:45 in the Bell Center Gymnasium on the CMC campus in Joshua Tree.  CMC has a total of 232 eligible graduates from Fall 2022 and Spring 2023… Read more »


Nursing Program Pinning Ceremony

May 24, 2023

May 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Nursing Program Pinning Ceremony Copper Mountain College will recognize its Vocational Nursing Program Class of 2023 and Registered Nursing Program Class of 2023 graduates during a Pinning Ceremony on May 24 at 6 p.m. in the Gymnasium at the Bell Center on the CMC campus.  The Pinning Ceremony… Read more »