Help for Students

MJC offers a wide range of important programs and services that will make your life easier on campus. One or more might just be the key to your success! From admissions, health services and financial aid to child care services, we are here to make life at MJC as smooth as possible.

Enrollment Services

Support Services & Programs

Educational Resources

Other Resources, Offices & Programs

 

Enrollment Services


Admissions Office

East: Student Center, 575-6013
West: Yosemite Hall Rm. 147, 575-7729

Apply & register in Admissions. Obtain enrollment verifications upon written request – first two are free, $3 charge for each subsequent request (10 working day processing time). Students can also add and drop classes, request pass/no pass, or change address and email information. See Web page.

Student Help Desk for password or log-in help: 575-7900

Business Services

East: Student Center, 575-6828
West: Yosemite Hall Lobby, 575-6828

This is where you will pay enrollment fees, purchase and pick up parking permits, file refund requests, cash personal checks with student ID as long as your fees are paid.

Counseling Center

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 103 Voice: 575-6080
Counselors provide help to transfer and non-transfer students with academic, career, and personal counseling. If you have 15 or more units you must have an Educational Plan in place. Don’t have one? Call the Counseling Center to schedule an Educational Planning session with a counselor or enroll in a Guidance course. If you are a prospective student who needs help, stop by the Counseling Center to find out how you can get started at MJC. See Web page.

Evaluations

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 107    575-6040
Students must file an application for a degree or a certificate in the Evaluations Office, after registering for the semester in which they are completing the requirements.  Diplomas and certificates are granted each semester and are printed approximately eight weeks after the term ends.  The graduation ceremony takes place only in the Spring at the end of the semester.

Financial Aid

West: Yosemite Hall Rm. 147 575-7700
Processes BOGW fee waivers and financial aid applications, determines eligibility and disburses financial awards for grants, nursing loans, work-study, scholarships & special aid programs. Apply for financial aid on-line at: www.fafsa.ed.gov. Also, see Web page for Financial Aid Office.

Records Office

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 105, 575-6018
Prepares official transcripts, first two copies are free, $5 charge for additional copies (5-7 day processing time). Transcript requests must be in writing. Official transcript request forms are available on line at: www.mjc.edu. Unofficial transcripts are also available on PiratesNet. See Web page for transcript request.

Scholarships

West: Yosemite Hall Rm. 151, 575-7715
MJC Scholarships for eligible students to help defray the cost of tuition, books & other college related expenses. Awards range from $200-$2,000, based on GPA, major & extra-curricular activities. Scholarship applications are available at the Financial Aid/Scholarship Office or see Web page.

Testing Center

West: Yosemite Hall 147, 575-7728
Administers MJC assessment tests for math, English & reading; ability to benefit test for financial aid students; typing tests & US Constitution certificates provided as well as proctoring services for students taking distance classes for a fee. Obtain test dates & results online at: www.mjc.edu or call 575-6026 for test dates. Evening testing is available.See Web page.

Welcome Center

East: Student Center, 575-6789
Help with application & registration. Bus schedules, campus maps, program & general information for students; campus tours; new student orientation & outreach to high schools & the community.

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Support Services & Programs


Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator

East: PE, Rm. 118 Voice: 575-6267
TTY:
575-6863
Assistance with information or concerns regarding ADA issues is available through the College ADA Coordinator.

Book Loan Program

West: Yosemite Hall Rm. 118, 575-6979
VTEA -Call the book loan office for eligibility information or see Web page.

Orientation

Hosted by: Welcome Center
East: Student Center, 575-6789

You will be informed about MJC policies and procedures, and be provided an overview of academic requirements for transfers, certificates and degrees. Your questions will be answered as a new student and we'll point you in the right direction for resources and services.See Web page.

CalWORKS

West: Yosemite Hall Rm. 148, 575-7768
Work-study, childcare, job placement, bus passes, counseling, and financial aid. See Web page.

Career Development & Transfer Center

East: Library Annex, 103 575-6239
The CD&TC is a one stop shop to obtain career, job placement and transfer information. Numerous career resources and a library of over 1,200 college and university catalogs from around the nation are available for student use and checkout. A counselor is located in the CD&TC to help transfer and non-transfer students with academic, career, and personal counseling. Job Placement Office. Job Line: (209) 575-6821. Also, see Web page for Career Development & Transfer Center.

Center for Learning Assistance (CLA)

East: Founders Hall Rm. 105 575-6475
West: Sierra Hall Rm. 214 575-7847
Open Labs - The CLA provides reading, writing, and grammar assistance with self-paced computer modules that support Literature and Language Arts courses.  An open computer lab for completing assignments and studying is available. See Web page.

Child Development Center

West: 575-6398
Services include: General Child Care & Early Head Start

Provides high-quality full-day and part-day child care serving children 12 months to 5 years old. Please call for information regarding subsidized care and priority to MJC students enrolled in 6 units or more. See Web page.

Disability Services

Voice: 575-6225 or 575-6296
TTY: 575-6863
East: Journalism Bldg. Rm. 152
Counseling, academic advisement, educational and career planning. Assistance with accommodations, learning disability assessment, accommodated testing, high tech/resource labs with adaptive equipment, magnification machines, reading screens and assistance with alternate media requests.See Web page.

Emergency Locator Service

575-6700
If you have children; elderly parents or another situation that someone may need to contact you, you must have a form on file in the Student Development Office in order for staff to contact you. New forms are required every semester.

Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS)/
Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE)

Voice: 575-6251
East: Morris Memorial Rm. 112
Counseling, academic advisement, educational and career planning, economic and academic support services for economically and educationally disadvantaged students. The CARE Program for single parent/TANF recipients.See Web page.

Health Services

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 108, 575-6037
West:
Yosemite Hall 114, 575-6360
RN’s provide health care including: Screenings for blood pressure & TB, Immunizations (MMR & Tetanus) vision/hearing tests; pregnancy testing. Over the counter medications available. Doctor visit at no charge. Cot room available for brief rest periods. Education materials & more. Please call for current hours. “We Care for You”. See Web page.

International Student Program

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 103 575-6012
Services, activities and support for international students attending MJC. Help with admissions, academic and personal counseling, orientation, immigration, advising, cultural programming and International Club. See Web page.

Learning Communities

East: Founders Hall, 206 E, 575-6185

Learning Communities are packages of courses that revolve around a theme, skill, or major, and you enroll in them as a package. Because other students are doing this as well, you will support each other in all of the courses. You'll learn to make connections between subjects and courses, and gain critical thinking skills that will be of great value to you in this and future learning endeavors. Your instructors will work together to highlight connections between the different subjects you are studying. This unique approach to learning will not only provide you with valuable skills in the classroom, it will give you a chance to take charge of the way you learn. See Web page.

Library

Recorded Message re: Hrs./Info: 575-6868
Reference:
575-6230
East:
Learning Resource Center/Library Building
West:
Yosemite Hall 235

Books, periodicals, DVD’s, videos, online databases, research help, computer labs, study areas & study rooms. See Web page.

TRIO/Student Support Services

East: Library Basement Room 40, 575-6189

Federally funded program designed for first generation college students to promote student success. Program provides academic and personal counseling, tutoring, cultural activities, career advising and assessment. See Web page.

Transfer Center

See Career & Development & Transfer Center

Tutoring Center

East: Library Basement Room 10, 575-6839
West:
Yosemite Hall 118, 575-7731

Free tutoring in various subject areas for students seeking extra help with academic work. Computers with Internet access available for research. See Web page.

Veterans Office

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 104, 575-6017
Assists Veterans with educational benefits, referral resources in obtaining counseling/referrals. Veterans may turn in BOGW Fee Waiver applications here as well. See Web page.

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Educational Resources

See computer lab hours.

Agricultural & Environmental Sciences

East: Agriculture, 127
Open to: All Students

28 Internet-accessible computer stations are available to you to assist with your coursework. Lab assistant is available when scheduling allows. Please check the schedule posted
on lab door for hours when the lab is accessible. Please note: Lab is closed during the months of June and July.

Disability Resources Lab

East: Journalism, 155
West: Yosemite Hall, 145
Open to: Students with a verified disability

Disability Services has two Resource Labs which contain adaptive equipment to meet student needs on both campuses.

ESL Lab

East: Founders Hall, 271
Open To: Priority given to ESL students

The ESL Lab has a variety of programs to support English as a Second Language students. Students from other English classes may use the lab when space is available.

Integrated Manufacturing Lab

East: Sierra Hall, 114
Open To: Industrial Tech & Electronic Tech students and hands-on trainers

The Integrated Manufacturing Lab (IML) has a variety of plant maintenance hands-on trainers and oriented softwares. The lab is designed to provide students with rich
simulated technology experiences that reinforce skill development in the areas of industrial controls, motors& mechanical devices, pneumatics, refrigeration, hydraulic
systems, and computer numerical control (CNC) programming.

Library Computer Labs

East: Library 116 and Library 128 (Library Research Lab)
West: Yosemite Hall, 235
Open To: All Students

Each of the Library computer labs are available for online research and word processing. The computers in Library 116 and Yosemite Hall 235 also have software for
computer science, business, math and a number of other courses.

Literature/Language Arts Lab

West: Sierra Hall, 209
Open to: Priority given to English/ESL/Language/Reading students

This lab supports Literature and Language Arts classes. The lab has open hours throughout the day but is closed when classes are meeting there.

MAGIC Lab

East: Electronics, 109
Open To: Students assigned to Magic Lab for coursework

The MAGIC Lab has an assortment of high-end equipment that supports computer graphics, programming, multimedia, and other applications for advanced students.

College Skills Development

College Skills 810, "College Skills Development" is a non-credit, no tuition course in which you will be able to sharpen and improve your current abilities and learn new computer and research related skills as you complete homework and other assignments using computers and other equipment in MJC open labs. By deciding to log-on to an MJC open lab computer to do course related work you will be deciding to enroll in College Skills 810. The first time you log-in to the lab in each semester constitutes your enrollment process and you will not need to do anything else for enrollment.

Math Drop In Center

East: Founders Hall 128C, 575-6662
Open To: All students

Math assistants are here to help you understand your math homework, as well as aid in your understanding of math concepts. This is the place where you can bring your short, quick questions, and get prompt responses. We don’t want you to get held back in finishing your homework!

Music Lab

East: Music, 101
Open To: All Music students

This lab is ideal for music students to learn more about music theory and music history. This state-of-the-art lab has five iMac stations where you can learn from musical software and reinforce concepts from other classes. You’ll also find a vast collection of CDs and listening stations. Music majors dedicate 2 to 3 hours each week to listening to music from all periods of music history. We also have reference materials including the New Grove Encyclopedia of Music.

"The PLACE" Computer Lab

East: Founders Hall, 152
Open To: Business Administration, Computer Science, and Office Administration Students

Please note: Open Fall & Spring Semesters ONLY Internet-accessible computer stations are available to you to assist with your coursework. Assistants are available at all times. Qualified staff are available to assist you with accounting and Microsoft Office software applications.

Office Administration Center

East: Founders Hall, 101
Open To: Office Administration

The Office Administration Center (OAC) offers open-entry/open-exit Office Administration courses in an individualized, hands-on format. The short, carefully prepared units of instruction allow for flexible scheduling and ongoing enrollment until the 12th week of the semester. Your hours may vary from day to day and you may be scheduled for more than one hour per day. Therefore, each course can be completed as rapidly as your capabilities and/or commitments allow.

STaR Center and STaR Lab

East: Founders Hall 122 and 124, 575-6117
Open To: All Students Open to: All students

The STaR Center allows students to take exams early or make-up exams at the instructors discretion. There are also text books, reference materials and a video library for courses in the Business, Behavioral and Social Sciences disciplines.

The STaR Lab has 33 computers, (including one station to accommodate students with special needs), open to all MJC students. Each computer station has internet access, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Office XP Professional, Statgraphics, as well as other software applications. The STaR Lab also has a 'Go Print' pay station where students may purchase their 'Go Print' cards. A friendly staff is available to assist with all the resources put on reserve.

Writing Center

East: Founders Hall 224, 575-6682
West:
Sierra Hall 214, 575-7847
Open To: Any student needing assistance with writing

Work with a tutor on any aspect of writing, ranging from talking about ideas and assignment expectation to assistance with proofreading.  Schedule an appointment to see a tutor, or use a computer.  Call for more information. Hours are subject to change, and sometimes the Writing Center is open evenings. See Web page.

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Other Resources, Offices & Programs


Associated Students of MJC (ASMJC)

East: Student Center 575-6700
West:
Mary Stuart Rogers Student Learning Center 575-7991
ASMJC is the governing student body. Collectively they effect change at local, state and federal government levels. See Web page.

California Community Colleges Registry

The California Community Colleges Registry is a free website for anyone interested in searching for employment at any one of the 100+ California community colleges across the state. Employment opportunities include faculty, administrative and support staff positions. Visit the CCC Registry at: www.cccregistry.org

Office of Student Success

East: Library Basement Rm. 20, 575-6641

Overseas student success programs such as Tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, TRIO/SSS and the Book Loan program. Handles issues related to student conduct. Provides a variety of student petition forms. See Web page.

Campus Security

West: John Muir Hall Room 151, 575-6351
Open 24 hours
East:
Security Counter in Champion Building, 429A Tully Rd., M–F 8:00am – Noon, 575-6747

Emergencies: 911 and/or (209) 575-6911
Accidents (On-Campus):
(209) 575-6037
Campus Security Operations: (575-6351) provide 24-hour protection to both East and West campuses.
Escort Service: Campus security officers are available to escort students to their cars. Request an escort by calling campus security at 575-6351 or by using one of the parking lot call boxes.
Emergency call boxes are small, orange boxes located in most parking lots. They can be used to call for a security escort or for a battery jump, door unlock or any type of emergency service as well as reporting day pass machine malfunctions.

Student Development & Campus Life

East: Student Center, 575-6700
Student ID cards, discount stickers, housing referrals, emergency location forms, student government, campus clubs, posting regulations, student bulletin, and activities.

West: Mary Stuart Rogers Student Learning Center, 575-7990
Computer lab, student government office, game room, TV lounge, multi-purpose room.

See Web page.

TRIO/Pre-College Programs, TRIO/Educational Talent Search & TRIO/Upward Bound

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 207, 575-6743

Federally funded program designed to assist first generation students to transfer to 4-year universities.  Program promotes student success through academic, career, and personal counseling, tutoring, and cultural activities. See Web page.

Vice President, Student Services

East: Morris Memorial Rm. 212, 575-6060
Oversees all student services programs, administrative services, student sexual harassment, and discrimination complaints.

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