Cerro Coso Community College, Mammoth California

Established in 1973, the Cerro Coso Community College boasts five instructional sites that service an 18,000-square-mile area, tending to the education needs of more than 85,000 students. With both on-site classes and distance learning options, schedules at this Mammoth, California-area community college can be tailored to fit the traditional or non-traditional student.

Serving the largest geographical area of any community college in the state of California, the Mammoth area's Cerro Coso Community College is a convenient and affordable way to earn a college education.

One of three colleges in the Kern Community College District, for more than 25 years, Cerro Coso Community College has been providing a 2-year college education for students who live in a four county area (Inyo, Mono, Kern, and San Bernardino) of eastern California. The college currently has five instructional sites - Bishop, Mammoth, Indian Wells Valley, Kern River Valley, and South Kern.

This California college offers both Associate of Arts and Associate of Sciences degrees in a variety of subjects including Fine Arts, Physical Education, Pre-Engineering, Humanities, Business, Computers, and Child Development. Cerro Coso also offers technical programs to help students learn a number of different trades, like welding and automotive repair. An education at Cerro Coso Community College can also include a number of co-curricular activities, including involvement in student government, athletics, and clubs.

For those who prefer a non-traditional college education, Cerro Coso also offers 9 Associate degrees that can be earned completely online and more than 100 distance learning classes per year.