Cerro Coso Community College

Cerro Coso Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1973
PresidentSean Hancock
Administrative staff
200+ [1]
Students4,653[2]
Location
Ridgecrest
,
California
,
United States

35°34′03″N 117°40′03″W / 35.56750°N 117.66750°W / 35.56750; -117.66750
Campus18,000 square miles (47,000 km2)
AffiliationsKern Community College District
MascotCoyote
Websitewww.cerrocoso.edu

Cerro Coso Community College is a public community college in the Eastern Sierra region of Southern California. It was established in 1973 as a separate college within the Kern Community College District.[3] The college offers traditional and online courses and two-year degrees. The college serves an area of approximately 18,000-square-miles.[1] Cerro Coso has five instructional sites: Eastern Sierra Center Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, Indian Wells Valley, Kern River Valley, and South Kern. The college also has an Incarcerated Student Education Program in two locations, the California City Correctional Facility and Tehachapi California Correctional Institution.

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Educational Master Plan Retrieved 2010-02-01
  2. ^ California, State of. "California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office - Data Mart". datamart.cccco.edu. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Cerro Coso Community College - Main website". Cerrocoso.edu. Retrieved 2009-03-25.