From first-generation college students and DREAMers to dual enrollment students, returning adult learners, and graduates completing degrees decades after first enrolling, the Mt. San Jacinto College Class of 2026 represented the diverse stories, perseverance, and aspirations that define the college's mission of transforming lives through education.
Noa Juco had never taken an online class when he arrived at MSJC in Spring 2019. Despite the new challenge, though, the Murrieta resident will graduate with three degrees on May 26.
Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) celebrated 36 Adult Education students last week for earning their GED at the college this year.
The MSJC EOPS program held its Recognition Ceremony and Dinner on Friday night at Soboba Casino Resort to celebrate more than 90 graduates.
Lauren Montano started at MSJC in 2008, taking the slow and steady route to earn her degrees. "If you remain consistent ... eventually you will get there."
MSJC held a Student-Veterans Celebratory Graduation Dinner on May 19 at the Temecula Valley Campus to celebrate the college's 72 student-veteran graduates.
The pandemic may have derailed psychology major Milly Lopez's plans to take her MSJC classes in person when she started in summer 2020, but COVID-19 did not prevent her from earning her associate degree this month.
After high school, in 1985, Rosalinda Gutierrez began her collegiate journey at Cal State Bakersfield. She soon married and then had children, delaying her academic goals.
MSJC Student Trustee Jaidalyn Bradley will earn associate degrees in Political Science, Law (Public Policy & Society), and Liberal Arts (Social & Behavioral Sciences) when she graduates on Thursday, May 26. After that, the Murrieta resident plans to attend UC Berkeley and then go to law school to pursue a career in civil rights.
Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC) business major Enrique Baranda has been awarded a prestigious 2022 Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarships from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.
Congratulations MSJC's Diagnostic Medical Sonography Class of 2022!! They all are RDMS credentialed! They have struggled through the Pandemic from the beginning of their 21 month program and have persevered to complete two 3 hour national licensing exams and 1384 hours of clinical training! Eagles Soar!