I am not only a donor to MTC but also a volunteer faculty member. Teaching at the college gives me a first-hand perspective as to how necessary the programming is to the population inside San Quentin. MTC students are hungry for knowledge and have largely been denied access to high-quality education. I hold MTC students to the same standards I would have for any student at UC Santa Barbara or any other higher education settings where I have taught. I have come to see that it is not only the access to education that students value, but being treated as intellectual equals.
MTC has an amazing volunteer community but we would be nothing without the administrators and support staff. For example, there is a learning specialist for students with learning differences. There is a director of education technology working to get students access to laptops. We have program directors helping faculty shape curriculum and develop courses to be successful. These are but a fraction of the amazing support staff that help make MTC what it is, and I know my donation supports these necessary roles. I donate to MTC because I know my donations help make the college successful. I love MTC because everyone deserves equal access to education.
