Monterey Peninsula College

Operational for more than 50 years, Monterey Peninsula College is one of the leading California Community College Systems. The college is approved by the Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, California State Department of Education, California Board of Registered Nursing, and Commission on Dental Assisting of the American Dental Association. Monterey Peninsula College offers bachelor's, master's, specialist, and doctoral degree programs and intercollegiate, intramural and recreation sports for men and women. The college offers preparation assistance for medical, dental, veterinary, podiatric school, and research and government careers. It also offers courses in biotechnology, broadcast communication, cardiovascular perfusion, computer information sciences and criminology. The college s specialization courses include cytotechnology, diagnostic medical ultrasound technology, sport management, early childhood education, ecological studies, and foreign language studies. Its library houses more than 950,000 print and nonprint materials.