by our College Data Analytics TeamGet the facts about Copper Mountain Community College. Learn how it ranks, what majors it offers, how diverse it is, and much more.
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
CMC was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
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The student to faculty ratio at Copper Mountain Community College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Copper Mountain Community College is 25%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Copper Mountain Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At CMC the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 38%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Copper Mountain Community College.
In the current academic year, there are 1,090 undergraduates at CMC.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Copper Mountain Community College.
The overall average net price of CMC is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid. Note that the net price is typically less than the published price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CMC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CMC, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $7,115 a year. That adds up to $28,460 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%. Get more details about paying for Copper Mountain Community College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Copper Mountain Community College make around $33,281 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 32% less than the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.
See which majors at Copper Mountain Community College make the most money.
Copper Mountain Community College is an public institution situated in Joshua Tree, California. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting. Get more details about the location of Copper Mountain Community College.
Get in touch with Copper Mountain Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6162 Rotary Way, Joshua Tree, CA 92252 |
| Phone: | 7603663791 |
| Website: | www.cmccd.edu |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 21 majors graduated from Copper Mountain Community College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 294 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 67 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 48 | NA |
| Nursing | 28 | NA |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 24 | NA |
| General Psychology | 21 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 15 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 13 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 11 | NA |
| Child Development & Family Studies | 8 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
1,671 students took at least one online class at Copper Mountain Community College.
Learn more about online learning at Copper Mountain Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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