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Modesto Junior College

Modesto, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West
6-yr Graduation
30%
-20.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Enrollment
18,258
peer median 18,075
Avg net price
$10,176
+$5.4k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Modesto Junior College (MJC) is a public community college in the College Area neighborhood of Modesto, California, United States. It is part of Yosemite Community College District along with Columbia College. MJC, and Columbia College, belong to the California Community College system along with 112 other public community colleges. The college has two campuses in Modesto. The East Campus is the original campus while the West Campus is the larger of the two. Courses are provided in general education, lower-division transfer programs, occupational and developmental education.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
30%-20.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
0%
Full-time retention
71%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$8,525
$30–48k$11,815
$48–75k$12,677
$75–110k$13,215
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$10,176
+$5,425vs Baccalaureate median $4,751
Pell recipients
61.5%
Federal loans
0.2%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs130
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,876 total
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
67235.8%
02Business
25313.5%
03Health Professions
22211.8%
04Psychology
21111.2%
05Security/Protective
1105.9%
06Visual/Performing Arts
1035.5%
07Agriculture
985.2%
08Social Sciences
854.5%
09Family/Consumer Sci
723.8%
10Parks/Recreation
502.7%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
18,258
12-mo unduplicated
23,515
Undergraduate
23,515
Graduate
20,035

Gender split

Men
39%9,140
Women
61%14,375

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
56.0%
White
31.7%
Asian
6.4%
Black
3.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Non-resident
0.2%
Two or more
0.1%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
32.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
273

Modesto Junior College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Modesto Junior College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectModesto Junior College
30%18,258$10,176Baccalaureate
Antelope Valley Community College District
13,532$8,263Baccalaureate
Bakersfield College
50%30,746$4,751Baccalaureate
Chabot College
12,842$4,616Community College
College of the Canyons
18,075$2,114Community College
Diablo Valley College
17,228$6,142Community College
Fresno City College
28,071$1,699Community College
Grossmont College
14,440$2,755Community College
Long Beach City College
24,985$5,001Community College
Palomar College
19,550$5,247Community College
Reedley College
8,796$1,584Community College
San Diego Mesa College
92%19,212-$904Baccalaureate
San Joaquin Delta College
20,969$8,508Community College
San Jose City College
8,609$16,658Community College
West Valley College
7,655$1,842Community College
Peer group median50%18,075$4,751

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of College Research & Planning
Email
mjcoutreach [at] mjc.edu
Phone
209-575-6550
Address
MJC East Campus, Morris Memorial Building, Room 211 & 212, 435 College Avenue, Modesto CA 95350

The Office of College Research & Planning serves Modesto Junior College through qualitative and quantitative research studies, grant support, data reporting, program review, outcome assessment, as well as consultation and guidance on institutional plan development.

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Team
4 members
  • Caterina Grossi
    Director Of College Research And Planning
  • Amanda Cannon
    Senior Research Analyst
  • Katherine Cochran
    Accreditation Assessment Process Specialist
  • Danielle Rojas
    Research Analyst

Documents & reports (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

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