Introduction
The Mt. San Jacinto Community College District was formed in 1962 when the citizens of Banning, Hemet, Beaumont, and San Jacinto voted in its favor. The college’s first classes were held in rented facilities in 1963 and the San Jacinto campus came into existence in 1965 with two buildings at the start. In response to the growing number of students, the Menifee Valley Campus of the Mt. San Jacinto Community College District opened in 1990. Over the years several important buildings such as the Alice P. Cutting Business & Technology Center, a state-of-the-art music building, the Allied Health and Fine Arts buildings, childcare centers, and more classrooms have been added. The Temecula Education Complex and the San Gorgonio Pass Campus have also been established to meet the growing demands of the students.
Presently, the Mt. San Jacinto Community College District operates from four different locations: the San Jacinto campus, the Menifee Valley campus, the San Gorgonio Pass campus, and the Temecula Education complex. The Mt. San Jacinto College campus is located on state highway 79 towards the north end of the San Jacinto valley and has a total enrollment of more than 22,000 students in credit, non-credit and community services classes.
The Mt. San Jacinto College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, which is a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Association and the U. S. Department of Education.
