Monterey Peninsula College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Monterey Peninsula College, also known as MPC, is a public community college located in Monterey, California, United States. It was established in the year 1947. MPC is part of the California Community Colleges system. The college endeavors to assist all who participate in its wide-ranging objectives to recognize their highest potential as individuals and become responsible citizens.

The College provides courses that will prepare students to transfer to four-year institutions. It offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It prepares the students for the workplace or for a new career.

MPC’s athletic department fields various men’s and women’s intercollegiate athletic teams. The teams participate in various sports including football, basketball, baseball, golf, cross country, track and field, and soccer. MPC is a member of the Coast Conference.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, drama and performing arts, and design.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High male/female ratio.

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 9,396 in 2009-2010 (4,558 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 44% of the student body. About 29% 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 (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Forestry
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
• Visual and Performing Arts

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (16 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Metal and Jewelry Arts
• Sculpture

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (7 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (202 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Technical and Business Writing
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (0 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (2 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MEDICINE (2 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (46 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (5 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapist Assistant
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Drawing
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (27 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Psychology