Mount Tamalpais College Employee Directory

Higher EducationCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees

Mount Tamalpais College operates within San Quentin State Prison to offer an academically rigorous, tuition-free Associate of Arts degree program alongside a College Preparatory Program. Its mission centers on expanding access to higher education for incarcerated individuals while upholding values of equity, independent thought, and freedom of expression. The organization aims to provide students with intellectual challenges, skills for meaningful employment post-release, and the potential to become community leaders, presenting itself as a liberal arts college embedded in a correctional setting. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the institution has served thousands of students since its founding in 1996 and is recognized for its longstanding, inclusive approach to higher education inside a prison environment. A notable recent development includes collaboration with the nation’s largest public university system to create a college transfer program at San Quentin, reflecting ongoing efforts to broaden educational pathways for incarcerated learners.

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