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CATALOG
RIDGECREST/IWV
EASTERN SIERRA-BISHOP/MAMMOTH LAKES
EAST KERN/EDWARDS AFB
LAKE ISABELLA/KRV
CC ONLINE

2014-2015 CATALOG
CERRO COSO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
3000 College Heights Blvd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555
www.cerrocoso.edu
760-384-6100
If this material is needed in alternate format for people with disabilities,
please contact ACCESS Programs at [phone].
Disclaimer
Cerro Coso Community College reserves the right to modify its programs,
tuitions and fees, admission and graduation requirements, schedules, and other policies,
procedures and regulations stated in this catalog without notice.
Cerro Coso Community College is a member
of the Kern Community College District
Cerro Coso Community College Publication Staff :
Dr. Corey Marvin, Editor
Deborah Gregory, Graphic Design and Layout
Sylvia Sotomayor, Copy Editor
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Accreditation
Cerro Coso Community College
is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
and is fully approved by the
Board of Governors,
California Community Colleges
and other state and federal agencies.
The University of California,
California State Universities
and other Universities
and colleges grant credit to lower division
transfer courses completed at
Cerro Coso Community College.
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ADMINISTRATION 1
ABOUT THE COLLEGE 2
ADMISSIONS AND REGISTRATION 6
STUDENT SERVICES 18
ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND STANDARDS 27
GRADUATION AND GENERAL EDUCATION 34
PROGRAMS OF STUDY 48
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 88
ADMINISTRATION 141
FACULTY 142
KEY TERMS 145
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 147
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 148
INDEX 149
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Welcome to Cerro Coso Community College. We
are excited that you made us your choice and
we want to make your time with us a meaningful
experience that will assist you in reaching your
goal. The college community at Cerro Coso is
made up of dedicated faculty and staff at all
our campuses and centers. You are provided
the opportunity to embrace learning inside and
outside of the classroom and will find that your
education and services are not place and time
bound if you choose to take advantage of our
virtual campus, ‘CCOnline’.
The motto of Cerro Coso Community College
is to educate, innovate, inspire and serve. As
a student you will experience this through the learning environment and by the
support services provided you by our excellent faculty and support staff. Many of our
staff are alumni of Cerro Coso and have chosen to work at the college to serve and
encourage you along the way.
There are many opportunities to become involved while attending Cerro Coso. You
can take part in student senate/government and clubs, student activities, student
ambassadors, attend sporting events, guest lectures, or become members of the
Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa, as well as travel abroad with faculty leaders.
Information about college events and these groups can be found on our web site,
http://www.cerrocoso.edu.
You will find that your educational experience to be one of excellence whether
you are preparing to transfer, to become gainfully employed, or to gain additional
workforce skills. Most importantly we encourage you to take full advantage of the
community college experience we offer and to become a lifelong learner.
I wish you success as you embark upon this higher education journey and look
forward to celebrating each milestone you reach!
Jill Board
President
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KERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
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CERRO COSO COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
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Board of Trustees S
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Mr. John S. Corkins, President
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Mr. John Rodgers, Vice President
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Mr. Dennis Beebe, Clerk
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Mr. Ruby Hill
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Ms. Pauline F. Larwood
Ms. Kay S. Meek N
Mr. Mark Storch
Kern Community College District Administration
Ms. Sandra Serrano, Chancellor, Kern Community College District
Mr. Thomas J. Burke, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Ibrahim (Abe) Ali, Vice Chancellor, Human Resources
Mr. Sean James, Vice Chancellor, Operations Management
Cerro Coso Community College Administration
Ms. Jill Board, President
Dr. Corey J. Marvin, Vice President of Academic Affairs
Ms. Heather B. Ostash, V ice President of Student Services
Ms. Valerie Karnes, Dean, Career Technical Education
Ms. Deanna Campbell, Director, Eastern Sierra College Centers, Bishop and Mammoth Lakes
Ms. Caroline Sanderson, College Campus Manager, Eastern Sierra College Centers
Ms. Kristin Hanle, College Campus Manager, East Kern Center
Ms. Lisa Stephens, College Campus Manager, Kern River Valley
Cerro Coso Community College Administrative Services
Ms. Gale Lebsock, Director, Administrative Services
Ms. Jennifer San Nicolas, Director, Admissions and Records, Financial Aid, and Veterans’ Affairs
Paula Suorez, Director, Counseling and Student Services
Mr. Michael Campbell, Director, Information Technology
Mr. Joshua Sine, Director, Student Activities and Athletics
Ms. Natalie Dorrell, Manager, Public Relations, Marketing, and Development
Ms. Lisa Couch, Manager, Accounting
Mr. John Daly, Manager, Maintenance and Operations 1
Ms. Jennifer Curtis, Administrative Assistant to the President
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B ABOUT THE COLLEGE
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History and to each other through • continuing education that
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the participatory governance is compatible with the
T process; institutions primary mission
Cerro Coso Community College

was established in 1973 as a
T • Diversity in our students, Strategic Goals,
separate college within the
H our communities, our
Kern Community College environment, and our 2012-2015
E District. Cerro Coso Community programs and services;
College has five instructional The Cerro Coso Community
C sites (Eastern Sierra Centers in • Our Communities and the College Strategic Plan for 2012-
O Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, partnerships and relationships 2015 focuses on five strategic
we build with them; and
L Indian Wells Valley, Kern River goals. These goals are:
L Valley, and East Kern), which • Our Faculty and Staff who turn
1. Foster student success through
E together form the largest the wheels of learning.
sustained continual quality
G geographical service area
improvement of instruction
(18,000+ square miles) of any Vision
E and student services.
community college in California
and which serve a population of Cerro Coso Community College 2. Provide a quality learning
approximately 85,000. A leader will be recognized as a leader environment which enhances
in online education, Cerro Coso in higher education, a source student engagement.
Community College has been of programs and services for
3. Improve our response to
offering online courses since tomorrow’s workforce, a model
community needs through
1997 and offers 13 Associate for student learning, and a transfer programs, area
degrees entirely online and as partner with its diverse clientele workforce development,
many as 160+ courses online and communities. quality student services,
each year, with approximately and provision of customized
Mission
180 sections per semester. Cerro educational opportunities.
Coso Community College is a
The mission of Cerro Coso 4. Operate at the level of
member college of the Kern
Community College is to continual quality improvement
Community College District and
for strengthening institutional
provide outstanding educational
is fully accredited by the Western
effectiveness.
programs and services tailored to
Association of Schools and
the students in the communities
Colleges and approved by the 5. Increase the percentage of
University of California and the and rural areas we serve. We total resources allocated
demonstrate a conscious effort toward the successful
State Department of Education.
to produce and support student achievement of student
Values success and achievement learning.
through traditional and distance
Accreditation
At Cerro Coso Community delivery.
College, we value:
To accomplish this mission we Cerro Coso Community
• Student learning and student will provide: College is accredited by the
success in all areas of Accrediting Commission for
• transfer and career technical
endeavor; Community and Junior Colleges
education
of the Western Association
• Creativity and the
• remedial instruction of Schools and Colleges, 10
implementation of best
Commercial Boulevard, Suite
practices in a rapidly changing
• comprehensive support 204, Novato, California, an
world;
services
institutional accrediting body
• Accountability to our students recognized by the Commission
• learning opportunities that
for their learning experience, on Recognition of Postsecondary
develop ethical and effective
2 our communities for good citizenry Accreditation and the U.S.
stewardship of public funds,
Department of Education. It
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meets all standards of the A student is included in the 1972; and Section 503 and 504
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California State Department of Transfer Rate if, within the of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
Education. The college and its three-year tracking period, as amended and the Americans O
programs are also approved they transferred to another with Disabilities Act of 1990.)
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by the California Community postsecondary institution prior to
All persons have the right to T
College Board of Governors, receiving a certificate or degree
seek admission to and complete
the Board of Vocational Nursing or becoming “transfer-prepared”.
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an educational program
and Psychiatric Technicians, and
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The table below compares Cerro at Cerro Coso Community
the California Department of
Education for the enrollment Coso Community College’s College. Interference with E
of veterans. The University Completion and Transfer Rates to students’ access and successful
the statewide community college completion of their education C
of California, the California
average. by any person through unlawful O
State University System, and
discriminatory conduct will not
other universities and colleges 2008 SRTK Cohort L
be tolerated. The college will
give full credit for appropriate Cerro State L
initiate disciplinary action against
courses completed at Cerro Coso Coso Wide E
persons found to have interfered
Community College. Completion Rate 8.79% 25.08% G
with a students’ education
Transfer Rate 19.67% 14.36% E
Student through any means of illegal or
immoral intimidation.
Right-To-Know These rates do not represent the
completion and transfer rates of
Kern Community College
In compliance with the Student the entire student population at District will afford reasonable
Right-To-Know (SRTK) Act of 1990 Cerro Coso Community College, accommodations for applicants
(Public Law 101-542), it is the nor do they account for student and employees to enable
policy of the Kern Community outcomes occurring after this qualified individuals to perform
College District and Cerro Coso three-year tracking period. essential job functions.
Community College to make For more information on SRTK Students with disabilities
available its completion and methodology, interpretation, will be accommodated to
transfer rates to all current and and rates at other community ensure accessibility and full
prospective students. These rates colleges, you can visit the College participation in educational
are based on a limited cohort Chancellor’s Office website at programs. To request reasonable
(or group) of students which are http://srtk.cccco.edu/. accommodations, applicants and
tracked for a three-year period. employees should contact the
Equal Employment
The cohort is limited because Human Resources Manager at
it includes only students who Opportunity [phone]. Students should
entered Cerro Coso Community Statement contact the ACCESS Programs
College in the fall term as first- Office at [phone].
time, full-time students seeking
In accordance with the
a degree, certificate or transfer. Unlawful
requirements of the Civil Rights
Students included in the 2009
Act, Cerro Coso Community Discrimination
SRTK Cohort were tracked from
College provides services and
Fall 2009 through Spring 2012
benefits to students regardless Inquiries regarding the equal
to determine their academic
of race, color, national origin, opportunity policies, the filing
outcomes during the time period.
ancestry, gender, age, religion, of grievances, reasonable
A student is included in the marital status, medical condition, accommodation in employment,
Completion Rate if they attained or disability. The lack of English academic adjustments or
a certificate or degree or became language skills will not be a auxiliary aids and services,
“transfer prepared” within the barrier to administration and or to request a copy of the
three-year period. Transfer- participation in vocational grievance procedures covering
prepared is defined as having education programs. (Title VI discrimination complaints, may
completed 60 transferable units and VII of the Civil Rights Act of be directed to:
1964, as amended; Title IX of
with a GPA of 2.0 or better.
Vice President of Student 3
the Education Amendments of
Services Coordinator, Title IX
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(pertaining to gender equity, capacidad de hablar inglés no Una queja de discriminación
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including sexual harassment) ser un obstáculo par la admisión ilegal supuesta se puede ser
O vocacionales. (Título VI y VII del registrada dentro del termino de
Coordinator, Title VI and Section
U Acto Civilde Derechos Civiles de un ano de ocurrida la supuesta
504/ADA (pertaining to race,
1974; Titulo IX de los Enmiendas discriminación. Para obtener
T color, or national origin, and
de Educación de 1972; las formas de quejas o información
disability)

Secciones 503 y 504 del Acto de adicional usted puede ponerse
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Cerro Coso Community College Rehabilitacion del 1973, como en contacto con la siguiente
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3000 College Heights Blvd. modificado.) persona:
E Ridgecrest, CA 93555
[phone] Toda persona tiene el derecho Human Resources Manager
C [phone] (TDD Only) de solicitar admisión y completar Cerro Coso Community College
O un programa educativo en Cerro 3000 College Heights Blvd.
A complaint of alleged unlawful Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Coso Community College. No
L discrimination may be filed [phone]
se tolerada interferencia alguna
L
within one year of the alleged [phone] (TDD Only)
con el acceso y termino exitoso
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discrimination. For complaint
G de su educación a ninguna Para preguntas adicionales
forms or additional information,
persona o estudiante por medio referente a las leyes acción
E contact one of the following:
de conducta discriminatoria afirmativa y igualdad de
Human Resources Manager ilegal. El colegio iniciara oportunidad, ya sean al nivel
Cerro Coso Community College acción disciplinarían contra las federal, estatal, o local, y
3000 College Heights Blvd. personas que sean descubirtas referente a la política del
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 interferiendo con la educación consejo de gobierno de Cerro
[phone] de los estudiantes por medio de Coso Community College o del
[phone] (TDD Only) cualquier forma de intimidación Districto Escolar de la Comunidad
ilegal o inmoral. de Kern, puede ponerse en
Additional inquiries pertaining
contacto con siguiente oficina:
to federal, state, and local Discriminación
equal opportunity laws, and the
Ilegal Vice-Chancellor, Human Services
governing board policies of Cerro
Kern Community College District
Coso Community College or
2100 Chester Avenue
Para mayor información acerca
Kern Community College District Bakersfield, CA 93301
de la política de igualdad de
(KCCD Board Policy Section 11-D) [phone]
oportunidades, la presentación
may be directed to the following
de una queja, las instalaciones Students with
office:
adecuadas en el empleo,
Disabilities
Vice-Chancellor los ajustes académicos o los
Kern Community College District servicios y ayudas auxiliaries,
Cerro Coso Community
2100 Chester Avenue o para pedir una copia de los
Bakersfield, CA 93301 College will make reasonable
procedimientos de quejas
[phone] accommodations and/or
relativas a la discriminación,
academic adjustments to ensure
pueden dirigirse a:
Declaración De that students with disabilities
Igualdad De Vice Presidente de los Servicios have an equal opportunity
del Estudiante to participate in the college’s
Oportunidad
Coordinadora del Título IX courses, programs, and activities,
(relativo al sexo) including extracurricular
De acuerdo con los requisitos de Coordinadora del Título VI y activities. Students with
la acta de derechos civiles, Cerro Sección 504/ADA (relativos
disabilities who are requesting
Coso Community College provee a raza, color, nacionalidad o
academic accommodations or
servicios y beneficios a todos discapacidades).
auxiliary aids should contact
estudiantes sin impedimento
Cerro Coso Community College the ACCESS Programs Office at
de raza, color, origin nacional,
3000 College Heights Blvd [phone]. Participation
ancestria, género, edad, religión,
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 by students with disabilities in
4 estado civil, condición marital, [phone] ACCESS Programs is voluntary.
o impedimento. La falta de
[phone] (TDD Only)