Mount San Antonio College
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| Type | Community College |
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| Established | 1946 |
| Students | 57,319 |
| Address | 1100 N. Grand Ave, Walnut, California, USA |
| Campus | urban, 420 acres |
| President | Dr. William (Bill) Scroggins |
| Nickname | Mounties |
| Website | www.mtsac.edu |
Mt. San Antonio College (commonly called Mt. SAC) is a community college located in the Los Angeles suburb of Walnut, California, United States, 2.12 miles west of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). It is amongst the largest community colleges in California with 57,319 students.
Mt. SAC was founded in 1946 as a part of the California Community Colleges system
Sitting on 420 acres, it is one of the largest community colleges of California with some of its older buildings having served as part of a small military hospital complex up until World War II.
The school has new science classrooms and laboratory facilities; a music, dance, and theater building; multi-media/internet connected classrooms; a new baseball complex; a football field; a putting green; two soccer fields; and is home of the world-famous Mt. SAC Relays. It has an Olympic size swimming pool, tennis courts, and a working farm which includes horses, cattle, sheep, swine, and a canine facility that works with a greyhound rescue group to rehabilitate retired racing dogs each semester. The school also has a 15-acre (6.1 ha) Wildlife Sanctuary that supports a large variety of native species of birds, mammals, and insects. It consists of a lake, swamp, stream, pond, meadow, and forested area. It is one of the last "safe" places for nature to exist in Walnut due to increased development and a growing population.
The Randall Planetarium has been open since 1968. There are more projects in progress, the latest being a modern agricultural sciences complex, including working animal hospital, set to complete construction in Spring 2011. Construction has also recently begun on a new Design Technology building. More projects are also expected in the next few years as funds from a recently voter approved measure come in. Located on campus are several campus cafes and a "Common Grounds" area which serves a Carl's Jr. junior restaurant. The community college district covers Baldwin Park, Covina, Irwindale, West Covina, La Puente, Industry, Walnut, Diamond Bar, Pomona, San Dimas, and La Verne, and the unincorporated communities of Hacienda Heights and Rowland Heights.
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