Modesto Junior College
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The Modesto Junior College is a community college located in Central Valley's Modesto, California. It often called by its initialism, MJC. Its current president is [Dr. Richard Rose] who received a [vote of no confidence by the faculty on December 11, 2007]. Its sports teams are referred to as the MJC Pirates.
MJC is regarded as one of the best community colleges in the state based on student's High School GPA and transfer percentage. The rate of students who transfer to four-year universities is among the best in the nation.[citation needed]
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[edit] Areas of Excellence
- The Math department has won the AMATYC community college mathematics competition numerous times.
- The Science department features professors from the best Universities in the nation, which help Bio and Chem majors transfer to the best four-year programs offered in the nation.
- Its Nursing program has earned a great reputation around the state, and its forensic team has beaten four-year universities in National competitions.
[edit] Student Life
Modesto Junior College offers Associate degrees. The school boasts 12,909 degree-seeking undergrads. The campus at Modesto Junior College features the Suburban setting, Small city (50,000 - 249,999) and Commuter campus. Incidentally, Modesto Junior College is located 90 miles from San Francisco. Additionally, the community college has many unique facilities such as natural history museum.
[edit] Facilities
In the year 1985 an asbestos remediation program was conducted on the College, in which asbestos containing pipe lagging was removed and disposed of with proper manifests at off site locations(Earth Metrics, 1989). Sometime prior to 1989 at the College, there was an unauthorized release of diesel fuel to the environment, with an unknown quantity of fuel being discharged.
[edit] Sports
The Modesto Junior College Pirates is a member of CCCAA. Sports at Modesto Junior College include Men's Intercollegiate Baseball; Men's Intercollegiate, Women's Intercollegiate, Men's Intramural and Women's Intramural Basketball; Men's Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Cross_country; Men's Intercollegiate and Men's Intramural Football; Men's Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Golf; Men's Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Soccer; Women's Intercollegiate and Women's Intramural Softball; Men's Intramural and Women's Intramural Table_tennis; Men's Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Track_and_field; Women's Intercollegiate, Men's Intramural and Women's Intramural Volleyball; Men's Intercollegiate Wrestling, and Men's Intercollegiate and Women's Intercollegiate Water Polo.
The Pirates are also one of the few Junior College teams in the United States to host its own Football Bowl Game. The Pirates host the Graffiti Bowl every year in late November, in honor of their program's prestigious tradition along with respect for the once popular Graffiti Parade that occurred in Modesto during the 1960's and 70's (the movie "American Graffiti," written and produced by George Lucas, was based on the celebration and lifestyle of the city of Modesto).
[edit] Notable alumni and faculty
- George Lucas (creator of the Star Wars saga)
- Gino Marchetti Former Defensive End for Baltimore Colts
- Hiram Fuller, professional basketball player
- Charles E. Woodworth, entomologist, taught at MJC in the 1920's
- Roger Nixon, Composer
- Douglas Severe (Beyer High School Wrestling Coach)
- Douglas Cupples (Gay Jewish Rights Advocate)
- Eric Ruiz ( Current SDSU Student)
[edit] Notes
- Earth Metrics Inc., Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Ardmore Avenue, Modesto, California'‘, Report 7962.W0, May 31, 1932
