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Modesto Junior College

Modesto, California Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Modesto Junior College is a public four-year institution based in Modesto, California. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 18,258 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

Modesto Junior College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 131 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Biological and Physical Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Child Care Provider/Assistant. It awarded 3,189 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 32 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
18,258
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
3,189
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
131
Programs and majors
32:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 131

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 8
Business, Management and Marketing 13
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 15
Psychology 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 7
Computer and Information Sciences 12
Visual and Performing Arts 12
Social Sciences 6
Precision Production 4
Communication and Journalism 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
English Language and Literature 1
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Physical Sciences 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering Technologies 7
Education 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Engineering 2
Construction Trades 1
Communications Technologies 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
43%
Student-to-faculty ratio
32:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
11
Associate degrees
2,197
Certificates under 1 year
808
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
173

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
18,258
Undergraduates, fall 2024
18,258
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
25,287
Full-time, 2024-25
27%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
56%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
7%
Two or more races
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
57
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
55%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
President
Brian K. Sanders
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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