The Monterey Peninsula College Foundation creates opportunities for students and enhances the learning environment at MPC by fundraising and friend raising.
The MPC Foundation provides essential financial and personal support that helps promising students overcome challenges, stay enrolled in college, and build a brighter future for themselves and their families. More than 400 students benefit annually from the Foundation’s student-focused initiatives which include basic needs support to promote food and housing security, mentorship, internships, scholarships, textbooks/instructional supplies, and emergency assistance for those who are at risk of dropping out due to unexpected hardships. Additionally, the Foundation’s Evans College Incentive Program transforms the lives of local high school students with college-going potential who are facing extremely difficult life circumstances. Students in the program receive specialized guidance, academic counseling, and financial support with additional incentives that help them to graduate and transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
The MPC Foundation serves a diverse, geographically dispersed population of students throughout Monterey County and beyond and provides financial assistance to 400 students each year, primarily low-income youth age 20 and under. By connecting students with scholarships, internships, and the support needed to remain enrolled, the Foundation helps prepare an educated local workforce. MPC’s academic and career training programs fill essential workforce needs in automotive repair, computer technology, healthcare, hospitality, finance, and teacher education. Preparing students to gain employment in high-demand industries ultimately improves their earning potential and ability to secure basic needs and permanent housing in the community. The MPC Foundation also supports underserved students through the Evans College Incentive program, and provides resources for various academic and extracurricular programs, capital projects, and instructional equipment which the College would otherwise be unable to purchase.
At MPC, I’ve taken on leadership roles, mentored students from underrepresented backgrounds, and helped expand access to clinical shadowing opportunities for my peers. Balancing these commitments with my studies has been challenging at times, but scholarships from the MPC Foundation helped lighten the financial load, allowing me to focus on what truly matters, learning, growing, and giving back. I will be transferring [to Santa Clara University] this fall to continue my undergraduate studies with the goal of one day attending Stanford Medical School and becoming an interventional radiologist.
- Kite Hampton, Salinas
