Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Three Cerro Coso clubs are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by hosting a virtual Lotería night on Wednesday, October 7 at 6 p.m. “Lotería” meaning “lottery” is a traditional game, similar to Bingo. The event is open to the public and all those interested are asked to register in advance via Zoom at www.cerrocoso.edu/event/celebrate-hispanic-heritage-month-loteria-night. The Latinos Unidos (United), International and Rainbow Clubs of Cerro Coso join in commemorating the long-stan...
Cerro Coso Community College Administration of Justice Professor Jarrod Bowen has earned his Doctorate Degree in Educational Leadership with Specialization in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix. Bowen successfully defended his dissertation titled: Qualitative Exploratory Case Study of the Efficacy of Stress Inoculation Training in California Law Enforcement Academies. His research focused on the perceptions of incumbent law enforcement officers on the efficacy of stress...
Selfless acts of kindness make a big difference. Vincent, Liam, and Eli (left to right), the sons of Cerro Coso Counselor Tim Allen, saved their birthday and allowance money to make a donation to the Cerro Coso Hunger Free Program to combat food insecurities for college students. For more information on the program or to make a donation contact Katie Bachman, Director of Outreach Services at (760) 384-6150....
Cerro Coso Community College is offering a number of late start classes this Fall. In addition to taking late start classes to pursue a degree, students can also opt to take late start classes for professional development and personal enrichment. Most of these classes will be completely online with a few hybrid, schedule Zoom or on campus. With a variety of start dates, the college is offering an array of classes in Administration of Justice, Business, English, Kinesiology, Music Appreciation, Spanish, Welding and so much more. A complete...
Interim President, Dr. Corey Marvin, released reopening protocols for the Fall 2020 semester at Cerro Coso Community College. "Not only does this document represent a lot of input by a lot of people but it captures the college's approach to the pandemic and to staff and student safety-pieces of which might very well become the new normal," he stated in an email to staff. The document is informed primarily by guidelines received from the Statewide Association of Community Colleges (SWACC) who,...
Five CCCC employees received the 2019/2020 CCCC Excellence in Education Award for their outstanding work in leading college efforts in serving underrepresented populations and ensuring our educational environment is safe for all. The recipients are Lisa Couch and the champions of the Incarcerated Student Education Program (ISEP) Lisa Stephens, Alec Griffin, Peter Fulks and Nicole Griffin. Lisa Couch, Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services at the college, was recognized for her...
Classes at Cerro Coso Community College this fall will not look like "business as usual." The College will offer classes in a variety of formats to decrease the amount of traffic on its campuses for the safety of students, employees and communities. Cerro Coso has always offered convenience through its seven campuses and online courses. But this fall it adds a good dose of innovation. "While our top priority remains providing a safe environment for our students and employees, our goal is to...
For those with a sense of adventure, mystery and discovery, Cerro Coso Community College is offering archaeology classes via schedule Zoom this fall. Part detection, part research and part treasure hunting, the course covers the basic principles of archaeology, studies ancient civilizations around the world and practices hands-on archaeological techniques. ANTH C131 (7858) will meet with Professor Sarah King on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 3:25 p.m. via Zoom. Fascinated by the study of human remains from the Stone Age to modern day...
Cerro Coso Community College is celebrating six high school students that earned both their Associate in Arts (AA) college degree in Liberal Arts, as well as their high school diplomas from California City High School. The six students are Airam Gomez, Ashley Padilla, Kimberly Alvarez, Nicole Cabrera, Daisy Montano and Gabrielle Moore. "All were dedicated, hardworking and truly committed to getting their Associates degree by the time they graduated from high school and have plans to continue the...
The College is hosting a Veterans Benefit Webinar via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 6 from 6 to 7 p.m., highlighting information on how to enroll as a student and receive military educational benefits at Cerro Coso Community College. Discussion topics will provide a brief overview of education benefits; processes for the G.I. Bill and CalVet Fee Waiver; college resources and the new MyVRC App. Those attending are encourage to preregister in advance of the workshop at www.cerrocoso.edu/event/virtual-veterans-benefits-webinar. After, registering...
High School students can earn college credits while in high school for free at Cerro Coso Community College! The college is hosting a virtual Parent Night to provide more information on the programs for high school students on Tuesday, July 21 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. Cerro Coso is committed to providing dual and concurrent enrollment opportunities that embrace a college bound culture throughout its service area. Dual and concurrent enrollment benefit students by providing them with both...
As California hit its highest daily count of confirmed cases of coronavirus over the past week and numbers continue to rise in Kern, Mono, and Inyo counties, Cerro Coso Community College announced Thursday, July 16, it will move on-ground classes to remote delivery for the fall 2020 term. “Because the safety of every student, staff, and faculty member is Cerro Coso Community College’s highest priority, the college has made the difficult decision to suspend in-person instruction at all cam...
As California hit its highest daily count of confirmed cases of coronavirus over the past week and numbers continue to rise in Kern, Mono, and Inyo counties, Cerro Coso Community College announced Thursday, July 16, it will move on-ground classes to remote delivery for the fall 2020 term. "Because the safety of every student, staff, and faculty member is Cerro Coso Community College's highest priority, the college has made the difficult decision to suspend in-person instruction at all campus...
As California and the counties of Kern, Mono and Inyo continue to expand the reopening of business and services, Cerro Coso Community College is preparing now to offer face-to-face classes in the fall 2020 semester at all campus locations. Cerro Coso is committed to maintaining a healthy and safe environment for students and staff. They will work closely with the local departments of public health in all three counties to ensure that reopening guidelines are adhered to, such as promoting healthy hygiene practices; intensifying cleaning,...
The Cerro Coso Community College Honors program hosted its first virtual recognition for program graduates on the college website at www.cerrocoso.edu/studentservices/2020-honors-program-graduates. Graduates and their instructors reflected on the hard work the students put into the rigorous program. Students received their Honors cords and tassels to wear in the college-wide commencement ceremony during the drive-thru regalia and professional photography event. Since 1998, the Honors program has provided opportunities for students to challenge...
The paralegal industry has changed significantly since the 1970s when being a legal assistant first emerged as a bona fide career. Client demands, economic necessity and explosive growth have made paralegals a popular career choice, and there never has been a better time to be a paralegal. Cerro Coso Community College is offering a complete lineup of paralegal courses online this fall. PARA C101 - Introduction to Paralegal Studies. Professor Dawn Ward will instruct the class, which introduces the field of paralegal studies and examines the...
Students from across Cerro Coso’s vast service area, the largest service area in the state, received degrees and/or certificates during Cerro Coso Community College’s virtual commencement ceremony on June 13. Graduates from Mammoth Lakes, Bishop, Ridgecrest, Lake Isabella, Edwards Air Force Base, Tehachapi and online were recognized during a prerecorded graduation ceremony that was presented on the Cerro Coso website. During the past academic year, 492 students earned 679 degrees and 233 certificates for a total of 912 awards. Many are fir...
Cerro Coso Community College is proud to announce that the Kern Community College District has granted tenure to Shelly Tannehill, professor of Nursing, and Peter Fulks, professor of Administration of Justice. Fulks joined Cerro Coso as a full-time instructor in Tehachapi in 2016. Both of his parents were professors at Bakersfield College, so he grew up in the community college system. Fulks attended both Bakersfield College and Cerro Coso and earned an athletic scholarship to California Lutheran University where he earned a B.S. in Criminal...
The City of Tehachapi released two new TehachaPod podcasts this week covering the upcoming Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) season and the Dual Enrollment college credit program for upcoming high school students who can get free college credit beginning as a HS freshman in Tehachapi. Episode 20, released on June 9, features Cerro Coso College's Lisa Stephens and Kristin Hanle who explain the Dual Enrollment Program for high school students in the Tehachapi area. They talk about how they have...
Tehachapi Police Foundation was honored to present two scholarships to very deserving students from Tehachapi High School on Tuesday, June 9 at the Tehachapi Police Station. This year we were able to offer the Rubien Brandon Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,500 and the Jacob Langston Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Rubien Brandon was a man dedicated to building bridges between the police department and the community. Rubien served on the founding board of the foundation...
Since 1964, the California Turtle and Tortoise Club (CTTC) has been promoting and facilitating the care and adoption of native and non-native turtle species. The Ridgecrest CTTC Chapter has worked in the local community to advance awareness and familiarize children and adults alike with the natural world around them. The club recently established a new scholarship at Cerro Coso Community College for students interested in the environmental and biological sciences. The California Turtle and Tortoise Club scholarship is available to a graduating...
For the second year in a row, City of Tehachapi employee 23-year-old Tiffany Rea, has been named Miss Kern County for the Miss United States Pageant. In 2019, Rea as Miss Kern County was a first runner-up for Miss California United States. Shortly after she earned this title, she was approached to register as Miss Nevada, where she had resided at one time. As Miss Nevada she placed in the top 10 contestants for the Miss United States title. Rea has been competing in pageants since she was 9...
Cerro Coso Community College is much like the rest of the country’s educational institutions, when it comes to the next steps and decisions for its campuses in regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Within the past two weeks alone, the college has been reminded (many times) that nothing is certain and that planning for uncertainty is not easy. “It is a challenge to balance preventive measures to avoid escalation and on the other preserving to the greatest extent possible the opportunity for students to complete classes, while maintaining criti...
Cerro Coso Community College is pleased to announce that 250 students have made the President’s List for the Fall 2019 semester. This includes 58 students from the Indian Wells Valley area, 118 from East Kern, 45 from the Eastern Sierra Bishop and Mammoth area, 18 CC Online students from various locations, and 11 from the Kern River Valley. This list is comprised of all students who achieved a grade point average of at least 3.75 while earning a minimum of 4.0 grade points within the fall 2019 semester. It is the goal of Cerro Coso to r...
College students spend more than $1,000 on books and supplies every year, according to a 2018 College Board study, but a program at Cerro Coso Community College is making those costs less daunting. Open Educational Resources (OER) allow students to save money on textbooks by providing free online resources. Cerro Coso was one of 26 California Community Colleges and 19 CSUs to receive a grant to save students money by empowering professors to adopt high quality, free, and open educational resources for course materials. The second round of AB 79...
