by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Modesto Junior College was awarded 81 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked MJC as #230 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when MJC held the #1,164 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 161 colleges in California, MJC is ranked at #32.
If you are worried about getting into Modesto Junior College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Modesto Junior College is about average at 18 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Modesto Junior College is 46%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 16,365 undergraduates at MJC with 5,131 being full-time and 11,234 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of MJC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Contact details for MJC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 435 College Ave, Modesto, CA 95350-5800 |
| Phone: | 209-575-6550 |
| Website: | https://www.mjc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 550 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 354 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 281 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 218 | NA |
| General Psychology | 193 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 117 | NA |
| Nursing | 102 | NA |
| Sociology | 83 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 73 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 67 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 13,213 students took at least one online class at Modesto Junior College. This is an increase from the 12,358 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,213 | 5,029 |
| 2021-2022 | 12,358 | 6,373 |
| 2020-2021 | 13,699 | 6,572 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,670 | 2,500 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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