One of the oldest community colleges in California, MJC has two main campuses in the city of Modesto and serves more than 18,000 day and evening students each semester.
Located near the city of Sonora in the wooded Sierra Nevada foothills, Columbia College is a primary resource of adult learning for residents throughout the Mother Lode region.
116 community colleges, as part of 73 districts, serve the entire state of California. Each college district is governed by a locally-elected board of trustees, empowered by statute and law to have legal authority and ultimate responsibility for their district. Trustees are expected to be aware of and responsive to local community needs as they fulfill their role of governance.
The Yosemite Community College District consists of Modesto Junior College, with approximately 26,000 students, and Columbia College in the Sierra foothills, serving approximately 4,000 students.
According to the Community College League of California, each elected community college board, as a unit:
~adapted from the CCLC Trustee Handbook
The Yosemite Community College District Board of Trustees takes its roles and responsibilities very seriously as it acts on behalf of our community's educational needs.
The colleges of the Yosemite Community College District are governed by a seven-member board of trustees elected to represent the wide geographical and culturally diverse area encompassed by the district. A Faculty Consultant to the Board, elected by faculty, sits with the Board for advisory purposes. A student representative, elected annually by students enrolled in the district and alternating between Columbia College and Modesto Junior College, serves the Board in a non-voting capacity. The district's Board of Trustees define their Special Priorities annually. This, in working with the Chancellor on the district budget, serves as a blueprint for the next year's activities. The Trustees role begins with assessing state and local issues in order to identify key planning guidelines. Their role concludes with final approval of both the District budget and Board Special Priorities. The Board of Trustees also approves all college and district planning processes. The planning processes end with approval from the officials elected to serve and represent residents in the communities within the district's service area.
Board eGovernance Site
The Board agenda is posted 72 hours prior to the meeting. For other documents, please contact the Chancellor's Office, 209.575.6509.
