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'{{More citations needed|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox college | name = Modesto Junior College | native_name = | image_name = MJC Entrance Sign on College Ave.jpg | image_size = 200px | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto = | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | established = {{Start date|1921}} | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} --> | type = [[Public university|Public]] [[community college]] | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = | principal = | president = Dr. James Houpis | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = 19,262<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mjc.edu/president/publicinfo/index.php|title=About MJC |publisher=Modesto Junior College |accessdate=2015-12-28 }}</ref> | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = Modesto | state = California | province = | country = United States | coor = | campus = East Campus and West Campus | former_names = | free_label = | free = | colors = Blue, white and black | colours = | athletics = [[California Community College Athletic Association]] (CCCAA) – [[Big 8 Conference (California)|Big 8 Conference]] | sports = | nickname = Pirates | mascot = Pirates | affiliations = | website = {{URL|www.mjc.edu}} | logo = | footnotes = }} [[File:Morrisbldg.jpg|thumb|The Morris Building houses administration departments.]] '''Modesto Junior College''' ('''MJC''') is a public community college in [[Modesto, California]]. MJC is part of [[Yosemite Community College District]] along with [[Columbia College (California)|Columbia College]]. MJC, and Columbia College, belong to the [[California Community College]] system along with 112 other public community colleges. The college has two campuses in Modesto; the East Campus located at 435 College Ave and the West Campus located at 2201 Blue Gum Ave.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mjc.edu/general/maps.php |title=Maps and Directions |publisher=Modesto Junior College |accessdate=2015-08-16 }}</ref> The East Campus is the original campus while the West Campus is the larger of the two. Courses are provided in general education, lower-division transfer programs, occupational and developmental education. MJC is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC). The institution's accreditation status was most recently reaffirmed in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mjc.edu/general/accreditation/index.php|title=Accreditation |publisher=Modesto Junior College |accessdate=2018-09-05 }}</ref> == History == Modesto Junior College can trace its roots to the decision by the California State Legislature in 1907 to authorize high schools to create ''junior colleges''<ref name= Winter>{{cite book| last= Winter| first= Carl G.| title= History of the Junior College Movement in California| publisher= Bureau of Junior College Education, California State Dept. of Education| url= https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED346902.pdf | format= PDF |volume= Release No. 20| location= Sacramento, California| date= December 21, 1964}}</ref> what were termed "postgraduate courses of study" similar to the courses offered in just the first two years of university studies.{{sfn|LHC|2012|p=5}} Shortly after the decision by the legislature, [[Fresno City College]] was formed 96 miles I lick rocks ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss south of Modesto. Due to the success of Fresno City College, the state legislature passed legislation in 1921 allowing for the creation of community college districts. Modesto Junior College, founded in September 1921, became the first community college district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED346902.pdf |format=PDF |title=History of California Community Colleges |publisher=Education Resources Information Center |accessdate=2015-08-16 }}</ref> Modesto Junior College started out with only 61 students but has since expanded to over 19,000 students. In addition to enrollment increases, the school has expanded to having two campuses MJC West and MJC East along with more than 20 community sites throughout the Yosemite College District that are used to meet particular education needs. In 2015, it was announced that Modesto Junior College would become one of the first community colleges in California to offer [[Bachelor of Science]] degrees. The college will offer a bachelor of science degree in [[respiratory care]] starting in 2017.<ref name="respiratory">{{cite press release |url=http://www.mjc.edu/news/respiratorycarebachelorsdegree.php |title=MJC to offer four-year degree in respiratory care |website= mjc.edu| publisher= Modesto Junior College| date= 2015 |accessdate=2015-08-16 }}</ref> == Campus == [[File:Modesto Junior College Performing Arts Center.jpg|thumb|The entrance to the main auditorium of Modesto Junior College's Performing Arts Center]]There are two Modesto Junior College campuses; MJC East and MJC West. MJC East is 58.3 arces and MJC West is 167.1 acres – between both campuses, there are 6 large scale agricultural units, 7 (agriculture student) housing units, 74 buildings, 370 rooms including 15 athletic areas, 104 classrooms, 36 common use areas, 21 computer labs, 12 conference rooms, 99 lab classrooms, 16 lectures halls and 10 performance rooms. == Administration == The college is part of the [[Yosemite Community College District]] within the [[California Community Colleges System]]. The current college president is Dr. James Houpis. The district is governed by an elected seven-member Board of Trustees. == Academics == Modesto Junior College offers [[Associate degree|Associate Degrees]]. The school boasts 19,262 students and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Modesto Junior College provides over 88 Associate Degrees, 30 of which are of Agriculture alone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mjc.edu/current/programs/divdeps/agens/DegreesCerts.html |website= mjc.edu |title= Degree Listings |publisher= Modesto Junior College}}</ref> MJC is also home to an agricultural internship program in which students are given residence on West Campus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mjc.edu/current/programs/divdeps/agens/internships.html |title= MJC Internship| website= mjc.edu| publisher= Modesto Junior College}}</ref> The school owns over 100 acres of various crops which it uses to teach the students theory of crop and animal sciences as well as give the students in the field experience.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.mjc.edu/prospective/programs/agens/index_more.html| title= Agriculture, Environmental Sciences| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110810042100/http://www.mjc.edu/prospective/programs/agens/index_more.html| url-status=dead| archivedate= August 10, 2011| website= mjc.edu| publisher= Modesto Junior College| df= }}</ref> == Student life == === Sport === Modesto Junior College is a member of [[California Community College Athletic Association|CCCAA]]. Sports teams are nicknamed the MJC Pirates and their colors are blue and white. Modesto Junior College offers Men's Baseball; Men's and Women's basketball; Men's and Women's Cross Country; Men's Football; Men's and Women's Golf; Men's and Women's Soccer; Women's Softball; Men's and Women's Swimming; Men's and Women's Tennis; Men's and Women's Track; Women's Volleyball; Men's and Women's Water Polo; and Men's Wrestling at the Intercollegiate level respectively. MJC has the largest community college sports program in Northern California with 21 sports. MJC's current coaching staff includes Demitrius Snaer, Rusty Stivers, Zeb Brayton, Eric Fischer, Milan Motroni, Ernie Campbell, Shawn Black, Mike Girardi, Ron Gross, Brenda Moser, Jesse Vazquez, Steve Aristotelous, Sebastian Gutierrez and Kelly Nasrawi. MJC's current athletic director is Nick Stavrianoudakis. == Notable people == {{Refimprove section|date=April 2013}} {{main list|:Category:Modesto Junior College alumni}} *[[Oscar Zeta Acosta]], Chicano activist, lawyer, and author *[[Matt Bettencourt]], [[PGA Tour]] golfer *[[Shawn Boskie]], Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs *[[Robert O. Briggs]], marching band director *[[Gary Condit]], served in the House of Representatives from 1989 to 2003 *[[Hiram Fuller]], professional basketball player *[[Steve Gonzalez (American football)|Steve Gonzalez]], American football player *[[John Soares]], film director, actor, editor, and fight choreographer; directed ''[[Sockbaby]]'' and ''[[The Danger Element]]'' *[[Dot Jones]], track and field Olympian and actress *[[Ray Lankford]], professional baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres *[[George Lucas]], film director, screenwriter; directed ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[American Graffiti]]''.<ref>{{cite book | last = White | first = Dana | title = George Lucas | publisher = Twenty-First Century Books | year = 1999 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=g204yEyOcIMC&pg=PA18&dq=Modesto+Junior+College+George+Lucas&client=firefox-a&sig=ACfU3U1Q3Wu85-M4U4Rb_vRKfmGrm_sX_g#PPA18,M1 | isbn = 0-8225-4975-1 | page = 18}}</ref> *[[Keith Luuloa]], professional baseball player *[[Gino Marchetti]], professional football player; [[defensive end]] for [[Baltimore Colts]], NFL Hall of Famer *[[Jeff Moorad]], former sports agent, owner of the San Diego Padres baseball team *[[Roger Nixon]], composer *[[Alex Olmedo]], professional tennis player, Wimbledon champion (1959) *[[Lindsay Pearce]], actress *[[Jeremy Renner]], actor *[[Justin Roiland]], actor, animator, writer, producer, and director; co-creator of ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' *[[Erick Threets]], professional baseball player (San Francisco Giants) *[[Paul Wiggin]], professional football player (Cleveland Browns) and coach (Stanford Cardinal and Kansas City Chiefs) * [[Cy Young (athlete)|Cy Young]] [[Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|1952 Olympic Gold medal, javelin]] *Louise Hay, motivational speaker (the 1942 MJC yearbook she is listed as "Lois Hayes" which conflicts with that later details of her biography) {{Coord|37|39|N|121|00|W|region:US-CA_type:edu_source:GNIS|display=title}} ==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite book| publisher= Earth Metrics Inc.| title= [[Phase I Environmental Site Assessment]]|location= Modesto, California| volume= Report 7962.W0| date= May 31, 1932}} ==External links== *{{official website|http://www.mjc.edu/}} {{California Community Colleges System|state=collapsed}} [[Category:Modesto Junior College| 01]] [[Category:California Community Colleges System]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in Stanislaus County, California]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Modesto, California]] [[Category:Education in Modesto, California]] [[Category:Schools accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges]]'