Career Programs at Cerro Coso CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Cerro Coso Community College is $10,264 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

55% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,844 (exclude student loans).

Cerro Coso CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,264
Average Financial Amount	$2,844

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Cerro Coso Community College offers 22 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 906 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Cerro Coso Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	6	90
2 Years Certificate	15	154
Total	22	906

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

90 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
154 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
662 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	31	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	33	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	12	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	12	-
	Total	90

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	14	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	1	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	11	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	11	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	37	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	12	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	12	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	8	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	3	-
Business [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	11	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	20	-
	Total	154

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	22	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	2	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	16	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	21	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	400 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	250	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	150	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	6	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Psychology	✕	48	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	33	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	13	-
Political Science and Government	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	1	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	3	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	8	-
Business [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	46	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	7	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	662

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,919 students are attending at Cerro Coso Community College. There are 70 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 88 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1 (4.35%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 146 (full-time) and 120 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Cerro Coso Community College is 29% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 45% at the school.

Cerro Coso CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	4,919
Graduation Rate	29%
Number of Faculty	158
Student to Faculty Ratio	23 to 1

Student Population at Cerro Coso CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,862 students enrolled into Cerro Coso Community College. By gender, 2,252 male and 2,610 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Cerro Coso Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Cerro Coso Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,862	2,252	2,610
Full-time	822	434	388
Part-tme	4,040	1,818	2,222

There are 1,850 White (38.05%), 351 Black/African American (7.22%), 2,033 Hispanic (41.81%), 198 Asian (4.07%), and 2,438 students with other races attending Cerro Coso Community College. 5 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Cerro Coso Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,862	2,252	2,610
American Indian/Native American	101	54	47
Asian	198	94	104
Black/African American	351	229	122
Hispanic	2,033	919	1,114
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	16	9
White	1,850	806	1,044
Two More	235	79	156
Un-Known	64	52	12
Non-resident Alien	5	3	2

Cerro Coso Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

3,515 students (72.30% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 395 students (8.12% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Cerro Coso Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Cerro Coso Community College
	Number of Students
Total	4,862
Enrolled Online Exclusively	3,515
Enrolled Some Online Courses	395
Not in Online Courses	952

By age range, at Cerro Coso Community College, 764 students are aged 20 to 24 (15.71% of total students), 1,534 students are aged below 20 (31.55%), 321 students are aged above 50 (11.60%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Cerro Coso Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,862	2,252	2,610
Under 18	935	318	617
Age 18-19	599	251	348
Age 20-21	399	168	231
Age 22-24	365	152	213
Age 25-29	602	301	301
Age 30-34	584	294	290
Age 35-39	460	242	218
Age 40-49	596	344	252
Age 50-64	282	163	119
Over 64	39	18	21
Age Un-Known	1	1	0

Directory and Accreditation Information

Cerro Coso Community College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1975 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Cerro Coso Community College.

3000 College Heights Blvd, Ridgecrest, CA

760-384-6100

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