Mt. San Jacinto College: Narrative Description

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MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE R-4

1499 North State St.
San Jacinto, CA 92583-2399
Tel: (909)487-6752; Admissions: (909)487-6752; Fax: (909)654-6738; E-mail: [email protected]; Web Site: http://www.msjc.edu/

Description: State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of California Community College System. Awards certificates, diplomas, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1963. Setting: 180-acre suburban campus with easy access to San Diego. Endowment: $2 million. Total enrollment: 12,592. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 24:1. Students come from 11 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 60% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs. Off campus study at Citrus College. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements: Open admission except for nursing program. Option: early admission. Recommended: high school transcript. Placement: Assessment and Placement Services for Community Colleges required. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $0. State resident tuition: $0 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $5305 full-time, $175 per unit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1615 full-time, $26 per unit part-time.

Collegiate Environment: Drama-theater group. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: part-time trained security personnel. College housing not available. Milo P. Johnson Library plus 1 other with 28,000 books and 330 serials. 35 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

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