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Coyote Howler - August 2021

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NEW certificate of achievement in Tehachapi! 

Own a small business? Want to start one? Cerro Coso Community College is launching a new certificate, with just four classes, that helps you develop an entrepreneurial mindset to launch your business ideas.

The first two classes will be offered on the Tehachapi campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays this Fall. Enroll now! 

Courses to complete the certificate can be taken in-person at the Tehachapi campus or online, and you'll be finished in just 2 semesters. 

The courses offered this Fall are BSAD C100 (Introduction to Business) and IT C101 (Information Technology). 

Courses in the spring term include BSAD C100 (Introduction to Business), BSAD C098 (Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship Accounting), and BSAD C171 (Introduction to Marketing).

Fall classes begin on August 23. The schedule of classes is available at www.cerrocoso.edu. 

A full-compliment of student and instructional support services will be back on the Tehachapi Campus located at 126 S. Snyder Avenue in Tehachapi beginning August 9, 2021.  

Cerro Coso Community College – Your Home Town College.  

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In a world where more and more activities are centered online, developing an effective digital marketing plan is a must for every organization. 

Cerro Coso Community College is offering a NEW certificate program in Digital Media and Marketing this fall. 

Ideal for those who work in business office technology, real estate, sales, marketing, administration, education, science, engineering, healthcare, small business, and other industries. This program will teach how to develop high-performing integrated visual communication and social media marketing that deliver on key metrics.

Need to learn digital skills and marketing for your business including visual communications like - newsletters, advertisements, technical illustration, photography, web sites and video; this certificate will provide you with the skills you need to communicate with customers, management, investors, colleagues, students, patients, and the public. 

The certificate only requires four courses in e-commerce, computer illustration, digital video production, digital images, and fundamentals of web development. Pick the courses you are most interested in and start this fall. 

Cerro Coso is offering Digital Imaging (DMA C102), Computer Illustration (DMA C107), Fundamentals of Web Development (DMA C111), Digital Video Production (DMA C131), and Web Development with PHP and MySQL (DMA C213) all online this fall. 

Fall classes begin August 23, 2021. A complete schedule of classes is available at www.cerrocoso.edu. For more information or assistance in registering call the college at 760-384-6219. 

Cerro Coso Community College – Your Hometown College

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Coyote Howler - July 2021

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High school students across Cerro Coso’s service area are enrolling in college credit classes and finding that graduating from college before graduating from high school is a very real possibility.

Nine high school students graduated with Associate Degrees from Cerro Coso this May, within weeks of graduating from their respective high school. Two students attended the college’s Tehachapi Campus, another from the Online Program, and 7 from the Mammoth Lakes Campus. All the result of partnerships with service area high schools.

These nine students are way ahead of the curve. Earning their associate degrees will save these students tuition at a four-year university. 

Money wasn’t the reason why Mammoth High School student Cesar Pina took dual/concurrent enrollment classes at Cerro Coso. He took them because it was an easier way for him to replace regular high school classes with classes that would satisfy both college and high school credits. “This is great because now I am a college sophomore technically,” he said. Pina is headed off to CSU Northridge in the fall. “These classes also helped me get a feel for the college workload early,” he said. 

Isla Lackey agrees, “taking Cerro Coso classes helped prepare me for university. I will attend UC San Diego this fall. By graduating high school with my associate’s degree, I saved thousands of dollars taking classes for free. I genuinely feel more prepared because I took freshman English and math classes at Cerro Coso and performed well in them. I now know I can be successful at a four-year university.”

These graduates represent a growing trend of high school students graduating college before graduating high school. The early college program allows high school students to earn college credits before their high school diploma. 

Dual Enrollment means a student is both a high school and college student taking college courses on the high school campus during their high school day. The high school instructor teaching the college course meets the required minimum qualifications for teaching at the college level. While the dual enrollment course is taught at the high school, it is a college course with the same rigor, expectations, and outcomes as a college course.

Another option available to high students is concurrent enrollment, which means the student is both a high school and a college student. They take college courses at the local Cerro Coso campus or through the online program, in addition to their high school classes. Cerro Coso instructors teach these college courses.

The results of this popular program are that students are graduating with an associate’s degree before they even graduate high school. 

“I would recommend other high school students take these classes. They are free and get you ahead as well,” concluded Pina. 

“Thank you for giving us this opportunity,” said Lackey. “It has truly made a big difference in my college path.”

“We are very proud of these exceptional students,” said Cerro Coso President Sean Hancock. “They have taken and completed college-level courses that give them a head start on college credits, save time and money, and prepares them for the demands of higher education. They inspire us all to create even more unique pathways to college degrees and credentials that give them a head start.”

For more information on Cerro Coso’s Dual and Concurrent Enrollment Program, visit the college website at www.cerrocoso.edu. Interested individuals can also contact their local college or high school counseling department for available opportunities.

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Are you interested in legal research and writing?

Interested in being a paralegal or an attorney?

For those aspiring to work as professional paralegals or legal assistances, Cerro Coso’s Paralegal Studies Certificate program prepares graduates for the workplace as well as for national examinations in the field. The focus is on investigation methodologies, data analysis, legal document preparation, and pretrial materials.

Cerro Coso Community College is offering Paralegal Legal Research and Writing (PARA C112) at the Ridgecrest Campus this fall. 

PARA C112 Legal Research and Writing-I class is running on-campus this fall with instructor Laura Vitale. The class will be on Tuesday/Thursday from 6:10-7:35 pm. This course provides students with the knowledge and tools to properly complete legal research. The class examines both primary and secondary sources. Students learn to use correction citation form and complete several research assignments. There is also emphasis on researching Federal and state law using both Internet sources and electronic databases. 

If you are interested in the law and think you’d like to explore your options to work as part of a legal team, Cerro Coso’s Paralegal Program of study can help. With classes in law, civil litigation and legal research, you’ll gain the foundation you need to work under the direction of attorneys. You can use your certificate as the first step toward an associate's and bachelor’s degree. 

Now registering for fall 2021 classes that begin August 23, 2021. Affordable. Accredited. Convenient. A leader in online education since 1997. 

Don’t delay call today: 760-384-6219. More information available at www.cerrocoso.edu.

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All Cerro Coso campus hours are:

May 17 - August 13, 2021
Monday – Thursday: 7 am to 6 pm
Fridays: CLOSED

CLOSED the Month of July
Bishop Campus
Mammoth Campus
Lake Isabella Campus

Please contact the Ridgecrest Campus at 760-384-6219 for assistance.

Counseling: counseling@cerrocoso.edu
Student Services: studentservices@cerrocoso.edu
Financial Aid: cc_faid@cerrocoso.edu
Bookstore: Use Contact Form (at bottom of this page)
Library: reference@cerrocoso.edu

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College Success Online Classes for Summer 2021

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Coyote Howler - June 2021

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It was a unique scaled-down celebration, but no less important for Cerro Coso Community College’s Class of 2021. 

“Celebrating the accomplishments of our students is one of our favorite times of the year, and the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going to take that away from us,” stated President Sean Hancock to the graduates who marched across the stage one at a time in groups of 10 on Friday, May 14, 2021. 

Fully masked, their names were called, photos taken, and degrees conferred in front of a small group of family and friends. They then proceeded out the door to the courtyard where they were met with shouts of congratulations, more photos, cupcakes, and reunited with friends and family.  Balancing safety and tradition, speeches were aired over the big screens in waiting areas throughout the building, and the event livestreamed on the college website. “It was an all day affair, but we were excited to be able to provide that for our graduates.”

A total of 426 graduates earned 824 awards. This includes: 363 Associate of Art Degrees, 74 Associate of Science Degrees, 163 Associate Degrees for Transfer, and 222 Certificates of Achievement.

Graduates came from 7 states and 2 from other countries. 

Among the graduates were 48 Phi Theta Kappa members of the international honor society for community colleges and 7 from the college’s Honors Program.

The college also recognized the following 14 CCCC Foundation Presidents Award recipients for maintaining a cumulative 4.0 GPA to meet all graduation requirements: Athena Baca, Madalyn Batchelder, Makenna Batchelder, Catherine Gacho, Emily Hunsaker, Samantha Jones, Velma Kinney, Makenna Kumlue, Janis  Kunz, Jennifer Kunz, Isla Lackey, Nicole Lemons, Allison Vankirk, and Julissa Villalobos. 

Baseball player Michael Doerr was the recipient of the Cerro Coso Community College Foundation, Inc. Athletic Academic Achievement Award for the athlete with the highest GPA. 

“Obtaining a college degree or certificate is no easy feat,” said Dr. Hancock.  “Students face challenges in any number of ways: financially, academically, personally, socially, intellectually, and physically.  Now throw a pandemic on top of all that?  It was a tumultuous year, but you have proven adaptable and resilient.  You persisted in the face of adversity – you did it. Thank you for making Cerro Coso Community College a partner in your education.”

“I also want to thank our employees for their commitment, creativity, and high standards that have allowed our students to thrive in unsetting times.  Accepting the challenges present with grace and professionalism.  Thank you for your hard work and dedication in serving the needs of our students,” he concluded. 

An outdoor drive-in ceremony was held the week before at the Bishop Fair Grounds to honor students graduating from the Eastern Sierra College Center in Bishop and Mammoth Lakes.

All of the graduates were guided by Cerro Coso’s mission to improve the life of every student it serves, and are well prepared to thrive, contribute to, and lead in a global society.  May their graduation be the beginning of a future filled with success and happiness. 

CDC, national, state, county, and local guidelines were followed during the events.   

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