Joshua Tree, California · Public
Physics at Copper Mountain Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 17 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.3% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~17
- Schools with reported signal
- 785
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 20%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,105/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $36,420
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $33,281/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 785 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($10,722 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($27,314 below). That combination produces a B value grade and a top 35% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.2% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 1.1% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,115 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 1.6% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.9% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.3% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.6% reported share · $2,129 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Physics accounts for 1.3% of reported programs at Copper Mountain Community College, which is bigger than 84% of schools in this field set and 1.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 17 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Copper Mountain Community College's average net price is $9,105 per year, about $36,420 over four years. That is $10,722 below the $19,827 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $33,281 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $27,314 below the $60,595 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Copper Mountain Community College #273 of 785 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.