In part 1 of our story on the Friends of Copper Mountain College, we reviewed the fundraising efforts of the Friends that lead to the creation of Phase I of the campus in 1984. In part two of a two-part story, Reporter Andrew Dieleman continues with how the Copper Mountain College campus, and the Friends themselves, have changed over the decades…
The Friends of Copper Mountain College continued to raise an additional $1 million through 1994 to further expand the campus. Phase II of the campus was completed in 1988, adding a computer lab and automotive technology building. Phase III was completed in 1993, adding a campus dining facility, student services center, and a 10,000 square foot library; which was upgraded in part by community leader and long-time resident Roy Greenleaf Jr., who matched $100,000 of community donations through the Roy Greenleaf Challenge. Copper Mountain College has continued to see tremendous growth since then: the college separated from College of the Desert in 1999 becoming the Copper Mountain Community College District. In 2001, the college received full accreditation and the Friends became the Copper Mountain College Foundation, which continues to raise funds to grow the college to this day. Because, well, that’s what friends do.
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