Mendocino College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Mendocino College, located in Ukiah, California, was established in 1972. The college was formed with the votes of the citizens of the Anderson Valley, Potter Valley, Round Valley, Ukiah, Laytonville and Willits Unified School Districts. The main campus of the college covers an area of 127 acres. This college enrolls more than 5,000 students annually. The degree programs offered by the college include liberal arts, physical science, mathematics, theater arts and sociology.

The college has a number of clubs and organizations which include the Disc Golf Club, the Arts Club, the Film Club and the Latino Club. The men and women of the college play sports which include basketball and soccer.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, therapy and counseling, family and social work, business and management, and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 4,863 in 2009-2010 (2,286 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 46% of the student body. About 31% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Technology
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (30 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (6 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LAW (0 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (132 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (16 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (24 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (1 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (5 awarded)

• Drawing

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (6 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (16 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling