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'{{Refimprove|date=September 2008}} [[File:Morrisbldg.jpg|thumb|240px|The Morris Building at Modesto Junior College. Inside are the school's counseling offices and the office of records, among other departments.]] The '''Modesto Junior College''' ('''MJC''') is a [[community college]] located in Central Valley's [[Modesto, California]]. ==Accreditation== Modesto Junior College is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In January 2008, the Western Association Colleges and Schools notified the college that it had been placed on Probation Status.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mjc.edu/accreditation/|title=Accreditation|publisher=Modesto Junior College|accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> In October 2009, Modesto Junior College was removed from probationary status and given an all clear. == Student Life == Modesto Junior College offers [[Associate degree]]s. The school boasts 21,000 degree-seeking undergrads.{{Fact|date=March 2009}} The campus at Modesto Junior College features the Suburban setting, small city (50,000 - 249,999) and commuter campus. The community college has many facilities including a natural history museum. == Sports == The Modesto Junior College Pirates are a member of [[List of community college football programs#CCCAA Football Programs|CCCAA]]. Its sports teams are referred to as the MJC Pirates. 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 1960s and 1970s. == Notable alumni and faculty == Frank Drummond, administration of justice professor, on administrative leave pending the investigation of charges filed against him for child molestation. *[[George Lucas]] (creator of the [[Star Wars]] saga)<ref>{{cite book | last = White | first = Dana | title = George Lucas | publisher = Twenty-First Century Books | date = 1999 | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g204yEyOcIMC&pg=PA18&dq=Modesto+Junior+College+George+Lucas&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U1Q3Wu85-M4U4Rb_vRKfmGrm_sX_g#PPA18,M1 | isbn = 0822549751 | page = 18}} </ref> The movie "American Graffiti," written and produced by George Lucas, was based on the celebration and lifestyle of the city of Modesto. *[[Gino Marchetti]] Former [[Defensive End]] for [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]] *[[Hiram Fuller]], professional basketball player *[[Charles E. Woodworth]], entomologist, taught at MJC in the 1920s *[[Roger Nixon]], Composer *[[Matt Bettencourt]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer who finished 1st on the [[Nationwide Tour]] money list in 2008. == References == {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} *Earth Metrics Inc., ''[[Phase I Environmental Site Assessment]]'', Ardmore Avenue, Modesto, California'‘, Report 7962.W0, May 31, 1932 {{Refend}} ==External links== *[http://www.mjc.edu/ Official Website] {{coord missing|United States}} [[Category:California Community Colleges System]] [[Category:Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]'