General Information
Continuing Education & Workplace Training
Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation
Mt. San Jacinto College’s Continuing Education and Workplace Training office includes three unique programs:
The Mt. San Jacinto College Foundation was founded in 1983 with the mission of raising funds to assist the College in purchasing equipment and to enhance its services and programs. The Foundation offers the community the opportunity to support the College through financial donations, and gifts of time and expertise. More facilities and expanded programs are required as the population in the College District’s 1,700 square mile area, which stretches from the San Gorgonio Pass to the Temecula Valley, continues to rapidly grow. Cutbacks in the state budget, which means reduced funding to the College, makes the Foundation’s fundraising efforts even more important to help pay for the needed facilities and programs.
1. FOCUS: Continuing Education fee-based classes, seminars and Short Term Career Training Certificates; 2. Contract Training: training employees in the workplace; and 3. Non-Credit: Basic Skills or Older Adult classes. MSJC’s FOCUS classes provide opportunities for personal and professional development, skill improvement and upgrading, cultural enrichment, recreational enjoyment and the joy of learning. The Short Term Career Training Certificates are designed to rapidly prepare people for their first step in a career and are always developed or revised in response to current labor market trends. FOCUS classes are supported by registration fees and are not funded by taxpayer dollars. Contract training for businesses and government agencies allows the opportunity to customize training solutions in response to specific business needs. This program can include credit classes that are not open to the public. Contract training also receives no taxpayer funds. Non-Credit Basic Skills and Older Adult courses that are offered have been approved for funding by the State of California. Non-Credit education offers citizens of every age and educational level continuing opportunities for lifelong learning. Because of the state’s financial support, students do not pay a fee to take non-credit courses. GED preparation, Citizenship, English as a Second Language and classes designed for older adults are some of the courses offered through this program. College credit is not given for any FOCUS or non-credit classes.
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Since the Foundation was formed, more than $1,000,000 in scholarships and book loans have been given to many deserving students. Donations for instructional equipment and facility improvements have been provided through wills, estates and the annual giving programs such as The President’s Club. The Foundation continues to actively solicit support for each of the College’s two campuses, its Temecula Education Complex and the San Gorgonio Pass Campus from donors throughout the college district. Individuals interested in learning more about the Foundation or making a donation may call the Foundation Office at the San Jacinto Campus at (951) 487-3171 or visit www.msjc.edu/foundation on the web.
Mt. San Jacinto College 2014-2015 Catalog