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.
The Yosemite Community College District (YCCD) includes two comprehensive two-year colleges (Modesto Junior College and Columbia College) and a Central Services unit. The District covers a 4,500 square mile area and serves a population of over 550,000, encompassing all of two counties (Stanislaus and Tuolumne) and parts of four others (Calaveras, Merced, San Joaquin and Santa Clara). Modesto Junior College, established in 1921, is situated in the Central Valley serves an agricultural and manufacturing based economy. Columbia College, established in 1968, is located in a small mountain community in the Sierra Nevadas, whose economy is based on tourism and natural resources. For the 2009-10 academic year, 18,108 Full Time Equivalent Student (FTES) were enrolled. The District employs a staff of over 1,500 individuals with an annual budget of just over $114.4 million.
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