College Information

Address:

Monterey Peninsula College
980 Fremont Street
Monterey CA 93940-4799

General Telephone Number:            (831) 646-4000
Student Transcript Requests:          (831) 646-4002 and 646-4007
Academic Counseling Services:        (831) 646-4020
International Student Information:  (831) 645-1357
Student Registration Information:   (831) 646-4002 and 646-4007

MPC, one of 112 colleges in the California Community College System, is the focal point for learning beyond the secondary school. It endeavors to assist all who participate in its varied objectives to realize their highest potential as individuals, and also to realize their rights, freedoms and responsibilities in the community and the larger society of which they are a part.

The college offers 71 Associate Degrees and courses to prepare students for transfer to four-year institutions or into the workplace, to update work skills or prepare for a new career, to gain a general education, and to improve basic skills in mathematics, reading, writing and science.

Founded:  September 1947

President: Dr. Douglas Garrison

Ethnicity of Student Body (credit students):

• 52.7% Caucasian
• 10.2% Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islanders
• 17.9% Hispanic/Latino
• 4.1% African American  
• 3.5% Other non-white
• 11.6% Not reported

International Students: 350 students representing 46 countries

Faculty:

• 105 (full-time)
• 253 (part-time)

Classified:

• 135 (full-time)
• 101 (part-time)

Administrators, Managers, Confidental staff: 20

Campus Size: 87 acres in Monterey and ___ acres at Education Center in Marina

Mascot: Lobo

Tuition/fees: Full-time, California resident, 2010-2011 (12-15 units @ $36/unit) $432.00 - 540.00 per semester.

Revenues: Total projected revenues for 2010-2011 is $ 45,522.00.

Recognized for:
Fifty years of quality higher educational services to the Greater Monterey Peninsula, outstanding transfer education, occupational programs serving employment needs in our area and learning opportunities for students of all ages.