For more than 20 years, Mount Tamalpais College (formerly the Prison University Project) has provided support and guidance for higher education in prison programs across the United States.
Alliance for Higher Education in Prisons. The College helped organize the National Conference for Higher Education in Prisons (NCHEP) in Chicago in 2010 and participated in the eventual founding of the Alliance for Higher Education in Prisons (AHEP).
Guide for Higher Education in Prisons. In partnership with fellow practitioners Mary Gould and Tanya Erzen, College President Jody Lewen co-authored Equity and Excellence in Practice: A Guide for Higher Education in Prison. This guide provides emerging practitioners and supporters of the field with a clear and specific summary of essential components of high-quality in-prison college programs.
Training for Emerging Programs in California Community Colleges. Starting in 2015, California Senate Bill 1391 authorized public community colleges to receive apportionment funding for courses in prisons and jails. As new programs opened across the state, Mount Tamalpais College partnered with the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to host a series of training and networking opportunities.
Supporting the Field Nationwide. Professionals from dozens of organizations across the country have received training or one-on-one support from the College. Participants in past convenings, training, and consultations include:
• Bakersfield College (SATF Corcoran)
• California State University, East Bay
• California State Prison - Los Angeles
• Castro Valley Unified School District
• Center for Engagement, Service, and the Public Good - California State University, Los Angeles
• Cerro Coso Community College (California City Correctional Facility)
• Chaffey Community College (California Institution for Women, California Institution for Men)
• College of Alameda
• College of the Canyons (Los Angeles County Jail)
• College of the Redwoods (Pelican Bay State Prison)
• College of the Sequoias
• Columbia College (Sierra Conservation Center)
• Cuesta College (California Men's Colony)
• Exchange for Change
• Five Keys Charter School (County Jail 5, San Francisco)
• Flinders Law School, Australia
• Folsom Lake College (Folsom Women's Facility at Folsom State Prison
• Franciscan School of Theology
• Fresno State University
• Hartnell College (Salinas Valley State Prison)
• Humboldt State University
• Insight Garden Program
• Interdisciplinary Humanities Center, UC Santa Barbara
• College, Michigan
• Jay Prisoner Reentry Institute
• Bay Area Schools
• Academy
• Lassen Community College (High Desert State Prison)
• Merced County Office of Education
• Microsoft
• Office of the Inspector General
• Otterbein University Prison Program
• Plattsburgh State University
• Prison Teaching Initiative, Princeton University
• Project ALOFA
• Rebound
• Project Rebound, SDSU
• Project Rebound, SFSU
• Renewing Communities Initiative at The Opportunity Institute
• Research Foundation, SUNY Systems and Administration
• Root & Rebound
• Rubicon Programs
• San Diego State University
• San Francisco State University
• San Joaquin Delta College
• San Jose State University
• Santa Rosa Junior College
• Sarah Webster Fabio Center for Social Justice
• Salt Lake Community College Prison Ed Program
• Southwestern Community College (RJD Correctional Facility)
• St. Louis University
• University of New York
• Taft College
• UC Berkeley
• Berkeley Extension
• UC Davis
• UC Irvine - LIFTED (RJD Correctional Facility)
• UC San Francisco
• UC Santa Barbara
• University of North Carolina Wilmington
• University of Washington
• Veterans Healing Veterans
• West Los Angeles College, Jail Program
• West Hills College Coalinga
• Willow Creek Academy
