230:. The State Board of Education approved the proposal for the Merced County Junior College on November 10, 1961. The County Superintendent of Schools set February 27, 1962, as the date for the election. Before the election, Robert Clemo, Chief of the Bureau of School District Organization, along with Loren Wann, conducted a survey to determine if Merced County had a sufficient number of students at the time and in the future, if the tax base was high enough to support a community college, and whether a need for a separate junior college (separate from Modesto Junior College) existed. The answer to all three questions was yes. The vote in the election was 3996 in favor and 1494 opposed.
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1698:Los Angeles
1578:Butte–Glenn
1537:West Valley
1382:Porterville
1342:Napa Valley
1272:Los Medanos
1267:L.A. Valley
1252:L.A. Pierce
1242:L.A. Harbor
1217:Las Positas
1182:Golden West
1162:Fresno City
1152:Folsom Lake
992:Bakersfield
503:December 8,
438:December 1,
303:- Co-Owner
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1954:Categories
1903:West Hills
1758:Palo Verde
1693:Long Beach
1683:Lake Tahoe
1472:Santa Rosa
1412:Saddleback
1367:Palo Verde
1207:Lake Tahoe
1032:Cerro Coso
895:Literature
854:Healthcare
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493:MC website
425:MC website
404:References
334:- former
325:wrestler;
105:California
1932:Athletics
1908:West Kern
1863:Siskiyous
1803:San Diego
1793:Riverside
1788:Rio Hondo
1723:MiraCosta
1638:El Camino
1556:Districts
1532:West L.A.
1497:Siskiyous
1457:Santa Ana
1452:San Mateo
1402:Riverside
1397:Rio Hondo
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1287:Mendocino
1237:L.A. City
1187:Grossmont
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245:Los Banos
119:37°20′6″N
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1027:Cerritos
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376:See also
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263:and the
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238:Campuses
164:Nickname
94:Location
86:Students
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1763:Palomar
1653:Gavilan
1618:Compton
1603:Chaffey
1573:Barstow
1522:Ventura
1502:Skyline
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1372:Palomar
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1307:Mission
1297:Merritt
1227:Lemoore
1172:Gavilan
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1112:Cypress
1077:Compton
1042:Chaffey
1022:Canyons
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732:History
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187:Website
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1718:Merced
1688:Lassen
1633:Desert
1608:Citrus
1507:Solano
1492:Sierra
1487:Shasta
1362:Oxnard
1352:Ohlone
1292:Merced
1277:Madera
1222:Lassen
1122:Desert
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1057:Clovis
1047:Citrus
1037:Chabot
1017:Cañada
362:player
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89:14,775
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1613:Coast
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1282:Marin
1212:Laney
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870:Media
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249:Delhi
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