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COMMUNITY COLLEGE u
Part of the Kern Community College District and headquartered in Ridgecrest, Cerro Coso has c
expanded its service to seven instructional sites that include the East Kern region of California a
City, Mojave, Boron, Edwards Air Force Base, Lake Isabella and Tehachapi. With a spirit of
innovation and creativity, the college engages in activities designed to enhance the learning t
environment and provide for the ever-changing needs of the students and communities i
it serves. With a large range of online and in-person courses, the college also offers a dual
enrollment program throughout its service area, allowing high school students an opportunity o
to earn college and high school credit simultaneously. Students can also earn an associate n
degree for transfer by participating in the college’s dual and concurrent enrollment programs.
www.cerrocoso.edu

CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BAKERSFIELD CSULB offers an engineering program in
ANTELOPE VALLEY CAMPUS the Antelope Valley. It is a full-time, highly
structured program for transfer students
Located on the Antelope Valley College campus, CSUB Antelope Valley offers seeking a bachelor of science degree in
accredited programs leading to bachelor’s degrees in a number of areas including either mechanical or electrical engineering.
business administration, child, adolescent and family studies, criminal justice, The program is located at the Lancaster
interdisciplinary studies, liberal studies, natural sciences, religious studies, RN University Center satellite campus.
to BSN (online) and sociology. Teaching credential programs for all grade levels Designed for students who’ve completed
and special education are offered, along with master’s degree programs in two years of coursework at a community
business administration, education administration, special education, social work, college or another university, the program
administration and curriculum and instruction. www.csub.edu/av provides students an opportunity to apply
for internships and long-term employment
at Air Force Research Lab, Lockheed
Martin Aeronautics, Air Force Test Center
at Edwards, NASA Armstrong Flight
Research Center, Northrop Grumman, and
Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center, as
well as other organizations in the Antelope
Valley.
www.csulb.edu/college-of-engineering/av-
engineering-program

UMASS GLOBAL – ANTELOPE VALLEY
Established as an educational resource Highway 14 near the Antelope Valley Mall.
for the Edwards Air Force Base in 1971, It provides year-round sessions, flexible
the Antelope Valley campus of UMass formats, tutoring, scholar-practitioner
Global (formerly Brandman University) faculty and an exceptional educational
strives to make education more accessible value with a variety of degree programs
to military personnel, their families and available.
others. A campus focused on working www.umassglobal.edu/about-umassglobal/
students, UMass Global is located just off campus/antelope-valley
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