Copper Mountain College: A Spotlight on Colleges Building Seamless Paths to Student Success (Pathway Champions)

The Campaign for College Opportunity is proud to spotlight Copper Mountain College as an honoree of the 2025 Pathway Champions Award for campuswide growth in transfer-level English success. This recognition reflects the Campaign’s mission to ensure equitable placement and completion policies deliver on their promise of expanding access to transfer- level coursework and closing racial equity gaps. AB 705 and 1705 are landmark polices requiring colleges to use multiple measures for placement and granting students direct access to transfer-level math and English courses that give them the best chance of completing a bachelor’s degree. By removing outdated remedial barriers and investing in student-centered supports, Copper Mountain College has advanced this mission by ensuring more students enroll and succeed in transfer- level English within their first year.

Their achievements demonstrate how aligning policy reform with institutional commitment to equity can transform outcomes and reflect the evidence-based practices highlighted in the Campaign’s Equity, Inclusion and Action (EIA) publication series.