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Modesto, CA
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The Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges, which is a part of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, has recently delivered a letter to us regarding Modesto Junior College's accreditation status. The letter states that MJC is on probation and outlines what steps the college should take to change its status. By addressing the report up front, we hope to clarify what this does — and does not — mean.

It's a fairly small set of offices and it's down to just 3½ employees due to county budget cuts. But good things keep on happening there. Take the $7 million in benefits awarded last fiscal year to county veterans. Work on obtaining those benefits was done in the county's veterans service offices, part of county's Department of Aging and Veterans Services.

The county Veterans Service Office assists veterans and their dependents with: