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About Us
- 1989 Formed as a 501c3 nonprofit
- 1992 Influenced the annexation of Inyo and Mono Counties into the Kern Community College District making the area eligible for state funding of college facilities
- 1996 Built Edison Hall as a visible start to campus development
- 1998 Lobbied for Proposition 1A to secure state funding for the $7 million Dave & Roma McCoy Learning Center, which opened to students in 2003
- 1998 Received 265 acre land donation from Southern California Edison
- 1999 Completed a seven-year land exchange with U.S. Forest Service and donated land for the college
- 2003 Created the Mammoth Ski Museum
- 2003 Began awarding scholarships to Mono County residents
- 2008 Opened the $8.5 million South Gateway Student Apartment facility
- 2009 Began partnership with the Mammoth Lakes Repertory Theatre to support community theatre
- 2010 Announced remodel of Edison Hall to include a theatre, art studio, and culinary teaching kitchen
The Mammoth Lakes Foundation was founded in 1989 to be the catalyst in bringing higher education and the arts to the Eastern Sierra. At the time, local high school graduates and residents had few choices when it came to higher education. Cerro Coso Community College had been offering classes wherever they could find space, usually at the high school or in empty conference rooms.
Over the next 21 years the Mammoth Lakes Foundation and a group of dedicated supporters secured a permanent building for the college and accomplished these goals along the way:
Future college site. Credit: Mammoth Times
Cerro Coso Community College, 2010
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