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Merced, CA is home to the newest University of California which had its first graduating class on May 16, 2009. The one and only, first lady, Michelle Obama was the commencement speaker at the ceremony.  The university has been accredited for its advanced engineering and biochemistry programs. According to http://www.ucmerced.edu/about-uc-merced as of fall, 2011 UC Merced had 5,200 undergraduate and graduate students. The campus assumes a projected student enrollment of 7,466 by 2015-2016.

 I was born and raised in this town where the population has grown to approximately 86,000. Merced is located an hour North of Fresno, and about 40 minutes South of Modesto.