Mount San Jacinto College

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Mt. San Jacinto College
Established:	1962
Type:	Public (two-year)
Undergraduates:	20,000+
Location:	San Jacinto, Menifee, Temecula, California, USA
Campus:	Suburban
Colors:	Black and Red

Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) is a community college in Riverside County, California, United States. MSJC consists of two main campuses; one located in San Jacinto (San Jacinto Campus), one in Menifee (Menifee Valley Campus), and a smaller site located in Temecula (Temecula Valley Center). In the fall of 2006, the student population was 64% women and 36% men. The school's mascot is the "Eagle".

Contents 1 Noteworthy Programs of Study 2 Famous people who attended MSJC 3 Notable Faculty 4 Notable Alumni 5 External links 6 References

[edit] Noteworthy Programs of Study

• School of Nursing and Allied Health, which offers degree programs leading to certification in vocational and registered nursing.

• Honors Enrichment Program, which offers accelerated coursework for high-achieving students. Students who graduate from this program routinely transfer to universities like UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Irvine, and California State University campuses.

[edit] Famous people who attended MSJC

• NBA basketball player Jamaal Tinsley played for MSJC from 1997-1999.

• TNA Knockout and former WWE Diva Christy Hemme.

• Baltimore Ravens running back Mike Anderson played for MSJC.

[edit] Notable Faculty

• Native American and Children's literature scholar Dr. Michelle Stewart currently serves as associate professor of English.^[1]
• Dr. Roy Mason, an NSF fellow and associate professor of biology, is a population and community biologist who specializes in animal behavior and population genetics.^[2]
• Dr. Thomas Donovan, who serves as department chair of philosophy, is a scholar of the philosophies of György Lukács and Jürgen Habermas.^[3]

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Donald Westbrook, who received the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship^[4] and went on to UC Berkeley, attended MSJC from 2001-2004.

[edit] External links

• Official Website - www.msjc.edu
• Nursing and Allied Health Studies
• Recent News about Mt San Jacinto College

[edit] References

• [1] Project MUSE/Johns Hopkins University Press
• [2] Dr. Mason's MSJC biography
• [3] UC Riverside Dept. of Philosophy
• [4] Jack Kent Cooke Foundation website

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