Governance

The college district is governed by a five-member governing board elected from precincts in Cochise County:

Jane Strain, Chair
Midwestern State University, B.S.E.
Chapman University, M.Ed. Education Leadership
University of Arizona, M.Ed. Educational Psychology
U.S. Army Command Staff General College

Don Hudgins,Secretary
United States Department of Labor
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, Electrical Power Lineman
National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry
I.B.E.W. Local 125, Journeyman Lineman

David DiPeso, Member
Cochise College, A.A.
University of Arizona, B.S.

Dennis L. Nelson, Member
University of Alaska, B.A.
University of Alaska Anchorage, M.A.
University of Gonzaga School of Law, J.D.

Tim Quinn, Member
Montana State University, B.A.
Kansas State University, M.S.
National Defense University, M.S.

The college is financed by legislative appropriation, a countywide tax levy and student tuition.