Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) is a

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Monterey, California Monterey ( ; ) is a city situated on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on the Central Coast (California), Central Coast of California. Located in Monterey County, California, Monterey County, the city occupies a land area of and recorded a popu ...

. Established in 1947, it is a part of the

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. There are two additional MPC campuses located in Marina, CA, and Seaside, CA.

History

Monterey Peninsula College opened in 1947 on the campus of Monterey High School. The college separated from the high school in 1961.

Academics

As of the 2022–23 school year, MPC offers 55 different

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s in fields such as health, business, and STEM with an additional 32 degrees designed for transferring to a University for a

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in the same field.

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currently has an arrangement with MPC to guarantee acceptance for 14 of their transfer degrees. They also offer numerous certificates as well.

Athletics

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'' ().

Notable people

* Nick Cunningham, Olympic bobsledder *

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, college and professional football coach * David Fales, professional football player * Bill McClintock, college basketball player *

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, professional football player * Pete O'Brien, professional baseball player *

Jimmy Panetta James Varni Panetta ( ; born October 1, 1969) is an American lawyer, politician, and former Navy intelligence officer from the state of California. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the U.S. representative for California's 19th congressio ...

(James Varni Panetta), politician * Herb Lusk, professional football player * Matai Leuta, Olympic rugby player *

Christopher Kasparek Christopher Kasparek (born 1945) is a Scottish-born writer of Polish descent who has translated works by numerous Polish authors, including Ignacy Krasicki, Bolesław Prus, Florian Znaniecki, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Marian Rejewski, and Wł ...

, physician, writer, and translator *

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official * Bashir Levingston, professional football player * Maurice Mann, professional football player * Terry Poole, professional football player * Marco Ramos, professional basketball player * Eric Richardson, professional football player *

Gaylen Ross Gaylen Ross (born August 15, 1950) is an American director, writer, producer and actress, best known for playing Francine Parker in the 1978 horror film '' Dawn of the Dead'' and also noted for directing the 2008 documentary '' Killing Kasztner' ...

, director, writer, producer, and actress * Nate Wright, professional football player

References

External links

Official website
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