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Community college in Monterey, California, United States
Monterey Peninsula College
(
MPC
) is a
public
community college
in
Monterey, California
. Established in 1947, it is a part of the
California Community Colleges system
. There are two additional MPC campuses located in
Marina, CA
, and
Seaside, CA
.
History
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Monterey Peninsula College opened in 1947 on the campus of
Monterey High School
. The college separated from the high school in 1961.
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Academics
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As of the 2022-23 school year, MPC offers 55 different
associate degrees
in fields such as health, business, and STEM with an additional 32 degrees designed for transferring to a University for a
bachelor's degree
in the same field.
California State University
currently has an arrangement with MPC to guarantee acceptance for 14 of their transfer degrees.
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They also offer numerous certificates as well.
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Athletics
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Monterey Peninsula College competes in the
Coast Conference
as a Junior College. Its athletic teams are known as the "Lobos", which is derived from
lobo
(
Spanish
:
wolf
).
Notable people
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- Nick Cunningham
: three-time United States Olympic bobsledder in 2010, 2014, and 2018. Nick played CB for the MPC football team and ran track.
- Herm Edwards
was an American football coach
Kansas City Chiefs
, and
New York Jets
and former
National Football League
(NFL) player
Philadelphia Eagles
,
Los Angeles Rams
, and
Atlanta Falcons
. Herm worked for many years at
ESPN
after his
NFL
playing and coaching days, and was head coach at
Arizona State University
.
- David Fales
was an American football quarterback for the
Miami Dolphins
of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the
Chicago Bears
in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He also played college football at
San Jose State
.
- Bill McClintock
: member of the
University of California, Berkeley
1959 NCAA championship team in basketball coached by hall of famer
Pete Newell
.
- Ron Johnson
: American football player
Philadelphia Eagles
1985?1989. Ron still holds the school record in the triple jump at 50'2".
- Pete O'Brien
:
Major League Baseball
first baseman
Texas Rangers
1982?1988,
Cleveland Indians
1989, and
Seattle Mariners
1990?1993.
- Jimmy Panetta
(James Varni Panetta): an American politician from the state of California; a member of the
United States House of Representatives
for
California's 20th congressional district
; the son of
Leon Panetta
, who represented the Monterey area in Congress for 16 years before serving as
White House Chief of Staff
,
Director of the CIA
, and
Secretary of Defense
.
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- Herb Lusk
: American football player
Philadelphia Eagles
. Lusk was the first NFL player to kneel in the endzone after a touchdown and pray on October 9, 1977.
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- Matai Leuta
: Team
USA Rugby
2020 Tokyo Olympics
.
- Christopher Kasparek
: physician, writer, translator.
- Joseph Gutheinz
: retired
NASA
official who investigated
stolen and missing Moon rocks
.
- Bashir Levingston
: American football player
New York Giants
&
CFL
Toronto Argonauts
.
- Maurice Mann
: American football player
Cincinnati Bengals
,
Minnesota Vikings
&
CFL
Toronto Argonauts
.
- Terry Poole
: American football player (
Seattle Seahawks
).
- Marco Ramos
: Team Mexico basketball player who plays the forward position, he participated at the
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
.
- Eric Richardson
: American football player wide receiver
Buffalo Bills
. He also played college football at
San Jose State
.
- Gaylen Ross
: director, writer, producer and actress best known for playing Francine Parker in the 1978 horror film
Dawn of the Dead
.
- Nate Wright
: American football player
Atlanta Falcons
,
St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)
, &
Minnesota Vikings
.
- Chris Barnes: American football player running back
Baltimore Ravens
.
References
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As of June 30, 2009.
"U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2009 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2008 to FY 2009"
(PDF)
.
2009 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments
. National Association of College and University Business Officers. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on December 14, 2017
. Retrieved
February 2,
2010
.
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"MPC History | Monterey Peninsula College"
.
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"About MPC"
. Retrieved
October 27,
2022
.
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"Academic Programs & Divisions"
. Retrieved
October 27,
2022
.
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Hennessey, Virginia (July 30, 2013).
"Jimmy Panetta following in father Leon's footsteps"
.
San Jose Mercury News
. Retrieved
November 1,
2016
.
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Goldenbach, Alan (September 28, 2007).
"After NFL's First Prayer, Religion Touched Down"
.
Washington Post
. Retrieved
2010-04-25
.
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