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Modesto Junior College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Modesto Junior College Community Education offers fully fee-funded, not-for-credit vocational classes and programs, and educational, recreational and cultural programs for all ages which lie beyond formalized classroom instruction to meet the needs and interests of the community through our regular Community Education classes, College for Kids and Teens, Older Adult Program, Modesto Institute for Continued Learning (MICL) and Educational Travel Program.
• Modesto Junior College, one of the oldest community colleges in the state, was organized in 1921 to serve the first junior college district established under a State Legislature Enabling Act.
• Modesto Junior College was established to meet the needs of the community. Today the college strives to maintain the same objective--that of dedication and service to the community. The Modesto Junior College East Campus is the colleges original and primary campus and is located at 435 College Avenue in Modesto, close to downtown. In addition to numerous large classroom buildings, it houses the Main Auditorium, Gymnasium, Stadium, Student Center, Morris Administration Building and MJC's main Library. The MJC East campus is served by several municipal bus lines and an inter-campus shuttle.
• Modesto Junior College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and approved by the State Department of Education for training veterans. MJC is authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant, alien students.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Assembly candidates lined up for MJC forum (Modesto Bee)
  posted on March 13, 2010 at 06:45:11 am
  The College Republican Club of Modesto Junior College will host an Assembly District Candidates'
• Modesto JC to bring the 'Noises' (Modesto Bee)
  posted on March 12, 2010 at 01:36:46 am
  Modesto Junior College is staging Michael Frayn's backstage farce, "Noises Off," March 19-28 in the main auditorium.
• MJC golfer wins Big 8 tournament (Modesto Bee)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 08:17:08 am
  David Kukesh fired a 1-under-par 71 for Modesto Junior College at Bidwell Golf Course to score the lowest round of the sixth Big 8 Conference tournament of the season. He is the first golfer in three years to be a medalist in a Big 8 tourney. Kukesh, of Ripon, had five birdies in his round. Turlock's Kyle Thomas had a 75.
• MJC ladies soccer wins state award (Modesto Bee)
  posted on March 11, 2010 at 08:12:08 am
  The 2008 Modesto Junior College women's soccer team has been named a scholar team by the Commission on Athletics, which oversees California community college athletics.
• Former Modesto Junior College president dies (Modesto Bee)
  posted on March 10, 2010 at 05:35:15 pm
  Former Modesto Junior College president Richard Rose died this morning, according to a school official. Campus officials learned last week he was terminally ill. Details of his illness were not disclosed.

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