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Monterey Peninsula College

Monterey Peninsula College
980 Fremont St
Monterey, CA 93940-4799

Official telephone: (831) 646-4000
Fax number: (831) 655-2627
Website: https://www.mpc.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 68%
Student:Faculty ratio: 23:1
Total faculty: 145 men, 163 women
Full-time faculty: 58 men, 62 women
Part-time faculty: 87 men, 101 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Area Studies, Other
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astronomy
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dance, General
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Economics, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Interior Design
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music, General
  • Occupational Therapist Assistant
  • Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Real Estate
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Sculpture
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Support Specialist
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Drawing
  • Education, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Interior Design
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Jewelry Arts
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Library Science, Other
  • Linguistics
  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Fitness Technician
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Real Estate
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Sculpture
  • Small Business Administration/Management
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 2 or higher)

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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