Modesto Junior College
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Modesto Junior College is a public community college in Modesto, California, known as one of the oldest community colleges in the state and for being attended by filmmaker George Lucas.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Modesto Junior College canonical | 18 |
| Modesto Junior College Athletics Department | 1 |
| Modesto Junior College athletics department | 1 |
| Modesto Junior College sports teams | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T309127 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modesto Junior College Context triple: [George Lucas, educatedAt, Modesto Junior College]
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A.
Fresno City College
Fresno City College is a public community college in Fresno, California, offering two-year degree and certificate programs as part of the State Center Community College District.
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B.
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University is a public liberal arts university in Rohnert Park, California, known for its strong programs in the arts and sciences and its scenic campus in the North Bay region.
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C.
California State University, Stanislaus
California State University, Stanislaus is a public university in Turlock, California, known for its diverse undergraduate and graduate programs and role in serving the Central Valley region.
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D.
California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico is a public university in Chico, California, known for its strong undergraduate programs, vibrant campus life, and status as one of the oldest institutions in the California State University system.
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E.
San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modesto Junior College Target entity description: Modesto Junior College is a public community college in Modesto, California, known as one of the oldest community colleges in the state and for being attended by filmmaker George Lucas.
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A.
Fresno City College
Fresno City College is a public community college in Fresno, California, offering two-year degree and certificate programs as part of the State Center Community College District.
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B.
Sonoma State University
Sonoma State University is a public liberal arts university in Rohnert Park, California, known for its strong programs in the arts and sciences and its scenic campus in the North Bay region.
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C.
California State University, Stanislaus
California State University, Stanislaus is a public university in Turlock, California, known for its diverse undergraduate and graduate programs and role in serving the Central Valley region.
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D.
California State University, Chico
California State University, Chico is a public university in Chico, California, known for its strong undergraduate programs, vibrant campus life, and status as one of the oldest institutions in the California State University system.
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E.
San Jose State University
San Jose State University is a large public university in downtown San Jose known for its strong engineering, business, and professional programs and its role as a major feeder school for Silicon Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution of higher education
ⓘ
public community college ⓘ two-year college ⓘ |
| academicAffiliation |
California Community Colleges system
ⓘ
linked to:
California Community Colleges System
|
| accreditedBy | Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| educationLevel | undergraduate ⓘ |
| founded | 1921 ⓘ |
| fundingType | public ⓘ |
| governedAs | public community college in California ⓘ |
| governedBy | California Community Colleges Board of Governors ⓘ |
| hasAthleticAffiliation | California Community College Athletic Association ⓘ |
| hasCampus |
East Campus
ⓘ
West Campus ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
athletic fields
ⓘ
performing arts center ⓘ science laboratories ⓘ student center ⓘ |
| hasLibrary | college library ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
agricultural education
ⓘ
athletics ⓘ performing arts ⓘ vocational education ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea |
Modesto metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Modesto
Stanislaus County ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest community colleges in California ⓘ |
| knownFor | being attended by filmmaker George Lucas ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Modesto, California ⓘ
linked to:
Modesto
Stanislaus County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Stanislaus County
|
| mascot | Pirates ⓘ |
| nickname | MJC ⓘ |
| notableAlumnus | George Lucas ⓘ |
| offers |
associate degrees
ⓘ
certificate programs ⓘ continuing education ⓘ distance education courses ⓘ transfer programs ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Yosemite Community College District ⓘ |
| partOf | Yosemite Community College District ⓘ |
| sector | postsecondary education ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Modesto Junior College Description of subject: Modesto Junior College is a public community college in Modesto, California, known as one of the oldest community colleges in the state and for being attended by filmmaker George Lucas.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
East Campus
subject linked to:
East Campus
subject linked to:
East Campus
subject linked to:
West Campus
subject linked to:
West Campus
subject linked to:
West Campus
linked to: Modesto Junior College