Concurrent Enrollment at Cerro Coso

Cerro Coso Community College offers concurrent enrollment to Mammoth High School students. Concurrent enrollment allows students to gain exposure to the academic challenges of college while in a supportive high school environment. Students do earn college credit at the same time as they earn high school credit. Students will receive a transcript from both the high school and college with the course they take on their transcripts. The courses are mainly offered in an online format through Cerro Coso.

Concurrent Enrollment Eligibility

Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.75. We recommend concurrent enrollment to students with strong academic records who show strong motivation and self-discipline.

Benefits of Dual and Concurrent Enrollment
Expand curriculum options for high school students
Gain exposure to college expectations and culture

Save time earning a college credential.
Earn both college and high school credit
Increase the likelihood of transition to college after high school
Enrollment fees are waived for high school students.

An extra point in GPA calculation.

What is the Difference Between Dual and Concurrent Enrollment?

Dual Enrollment- The student is both a high school and college a 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 and is taught in the same rigor and with the same expectations as a college course.

Concurrent Enrollment- The student is both a high school and college student, taking college courses online through Cerro Coso, in addition to their high school classes. Cerro Coso instructors teach the college courses.

First Time Concurrent Enrollment Student Course Recommendations

All first-time concurrent enrollment students are required to take COLL C052 Becoming a Successful Online Student.

Courses for First Time Concurrent Enrollment Students

Art C101 Introduction to Art
MUSC C101 Music Appreciation
MUSC C118 History of American Pop Music
MUSC C173 Appreciation of Jazz
CSCI C101 Introduction to Computer Information Systems
Other Courses upon approval

Following the successful completion of your first class, we recommend the following courses.

HIST C103 or C104 Western Civilization
HIST C132 US History
ENGL C101 Freshman Composition
ENGL C102 Critical Thinking through Literature
MATH C121 Elementary Probability/Statistics
MATH C151 Analytic Geometry and Calculus
MATH C141 College Algebra
MATH C131 Basic Functions and Calculus for Business
POLS C101 American Government
PSYC C101 General Psychology
Some Science Class depending on what is offered

Cerro Coso's course schedule is available by clicking this link: https://www.cerrocoso.edu/class-schedule.

Students need to meet with a high school counselor to find appropriate college courses that meet their academic goals. Registration for Concurrent Enrollment and Dual Enrollment takes place in November (for Spring) and March (for Fall/Summer).

New concurrent enrollment students complete admissions form online with counselors.

Returning students need to update their form online at https://inside.cerrocoso.edu/. Videos on how to are below.

How to Register for Cerro Coso as a First-Time Concurrent Enrollment Student- Click the link below for a video on registering for the first time. (please watch the video all the way through) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bs5h0sHjIAybv5rlsBlD7V8pWHG9SOSF/view

How to Update Your Form- Click the link below for a video on how to update your form for returning concurrent enrollment students.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Iypw1fUA9opwcjPmDRiimVhysxrEcYD/view

Once enrolled, students need to:

Make sure their concurrent class or classes are correct and showing on their schedule.
Buy or rent books, allowing enough time for them to arrive before the first week of class (shipping can take a week or more to arrive). http://kccd.bncollege.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/TBWizardView?catalogId=10001&langId=-1&storeId=65145.
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Attend the first day of class, or they will be dropped.
Log in to online classes no later than 8 p.m. PDT on the first day of class.