
TEMECULA – Friends and supporters of Mt. San Jacinto College gathered at the Temecula Valley Campus Thursday, Dec. 8, to celebrate the facility’s dedication and to honor the district’s longest-serving trustee.As the first permanent campus of higher education for Temecula, Murrieta and the surrounding communities, the building first opened its doors to students in the 2021-2022 academic year. The 350,000-square-foot facility will serve up to 15,000 students at its capacity. It is the size of all the buildings on MSJC’s Menifee Valley Campus.The college purchased two five-story office buildings at 41888 Motorcar Parkway in Temecula March 16, 2018. The city of Temecula helped facilitate the purchase to expand higher education access to its residents.[gallery td_select_gall