Modesto Junior College
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The Modesto Junior College (MJC) is a community college located in Central Valley's Modesto, California.
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[edit] 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.[1] In October of 2009, Modesto Junior College was removed from probationary status and given an all clear.
[edit] Student Life
Modesto Junior College offers Associate degrees. The school boasts 21,000 degree-seeking undergrads.[citation needed] 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.
[edit] Sports
The Modesto Junior College Pirates are a member of 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.
[edit] Notable alumni and faculty
- George Lucas (creator of the Star Wars saga)[2] 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 Baltimore Colts
- Hiram Fuller, professional basketball player
- Charles E. Woodworth, entomologist, taught at MJC in the 1920s
- Roger Nixon, Composer
- Salvador Moreno, National Merit Hispanic Scholar, UCLA College Honors Scholar, PMF
- Matt Bettencourt, PGA Tour golfer who finished 1st on the Nationwide Tour money list in 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ "Accreditation". Modesto Junior College. http://www.mjc.edu/accreditation/. Retrieved on 2009-03-09.
- ^ White, Dana (1999). George Lucas. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 18. ISBN 0822549751. 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.
- Earth Metrics Inc., Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Ardmore Avenue, Modesto, California'‘, Report 7962.W0, May 31, 1932
