Want to know more about American Sign Language?

Watch this short video on SIGN 10: The Structure and Culture of ASL!

01/13/2016 1:11 PM

Why Study Linguistics?

Richard Abend, from MPC's Linguistics department explains what Linguistics is, and how this discipline can be applied to so many careers!

11/18/2015 10:44 AM

MPC Welcomes Fiction Writer Bret Anthony Johnston

Get ready for another highly informative Guest Authors Series event on September 8th! MPC is pleased to present novelist and short story writer Bret Anthony Johnston for an engaging hour online. This event is open and free public, all are invited!

08/17/2021 4:21 PM

MPC Guest Authors Series Welcomes Hugo Award-winning author Becky Chambers

MPC Guest Authors Series invites you to attend and join in a live, online discussion with science fiction novelist Becky Chambers, author of the Hugo Award-winning Wayfarers series. This event will include readings from her current works and an informative Q&A session with the author.

04/13/2021 7:00 AM

It's MPC Scholarship Time!

Join us on February 3, 2021 for a free virtual scholarship workshop. We'll provide you with all of the information you need so you can successfully apply for an MPC Scholarship, over $400,000 available in scholarship money for MPC students!

01/21/2021 10:15 PM

Español para hispanohablantes

Inscríbase en SPAN 1SA, SPAN 1SB, SPAN 2SA, SPAN 2SB si es un hablante de herencia. Estos cursos le presentan la posibilidad de escuchar, hablar, leer y escribir en español correctamente y es el comienzo para conseguir un Certificado de Logro o un título de Asociado.

11/23/2020 9:22 AM

MPC Guest Authors Series Welcomes New York Times Bestseller Aimee Bender

MPC Guest Authors Series invites you to attend and join in a live, online discussion of fiction writing with Aimee Bender, author of the new novel The Butterfly Lampshade and previous novels An Invisible Sign of My Own and The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake and numerous short story collections.

09/28/2020 7:00 AM

Halloween Writing Contest

Do you like to write the spooky, scary stuff? We want to hear from you!! Submit an original short story or poem before October 11th and get published in Scheherazade!

10/03/2019

Guest Author Series Welcomes Author Victoria Chang

The MPC Guest Authors Series is pleased to host author and poet Victoria Chang for a reading, discussion of her work and book signing event, on Thursday, Oct 3 at 6:00pm in the Sam Karas Room in the Library & Technology Center on the Monterey campus

09/29/2019 7:00 AM

¡Curso Nuevo en MPC!

Calling all Spanish for Spanish Speakers students! MPC is offering a 3rd level course in this curriculum! If you have taken SPAN 1SA and SPAN 1SB then check out this new course SPAN 2SA in the Fall!

07/28/2019 9:28 PM

Voulez-vous pratiquer votre français?

Immerse yourself! MPC's French Conversation Class (FREN 50) is focused on practical application of French for everyday use! This fun 11-week class meets on Friday mornings and does not start until after Labor Day.

07/21/2019 10:17 PM

The MPC Great Books Program Presents: Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts

"From playing stickball in the back alleys of Brooklyn to reading Homer, Sophocles and Virgil was like traveling to some distant galaxy. The joy and wonder are difficult to describe." -Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts

04/28/2019 9:25 AM

Guest Author Series Welcomes Author Nick Taylor (aka T. T. Monday) (Mar 14)

The MPC Guest Authors Series is pleased to host accomplished author and professor at San José State University, Nick Taylor, on Thursday, Mar 14 at 6:00pm in the Sam Karas Room in the Library & Technology Center on the Monterey campus

02/27/2019 8:00 AM

Scheherazade Magazine Now Available!

The 8th terrific issue of Scheherazade, MPC's annual literary magazine, is now available. Short Stories, Poetry, Memoir, and excerpts from Novels and Nonfiction books -- all written by MPC students! Get your copy now!

10/01/2018 8:45 AM

Guest Author Series Welcomes Susan Orlean

The MPC Guest Authors Series is pleased to bring bestselling author and journalist Susan Orlean to Monterey Peninsula College for this public reading, followed by a question & answer period and book signing. (Mar. 8, 2018)

03/07/2018 8:00 AM

Spanish for Spanish Speaking Students, expanded !

MPC is offering multiple classes in Spanish for Spanish Speaking students again in the Spring! No textbooks are required!

01/08/2018 12:00 PM

12-week French Conversation Course offered at MPC!

Want to practice speaking French once a week in a casual setting? Sign up for our intermediate French 50 Intermediate Conversation Class starting on February 8, 2018!

01/04/2018 11:51 AM

Great Reasons to study American Sign Language at MPC!

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, ASL is the 4th most common language in the US! MPC has a great sign language program and offers 2 certificate options!

12/11/2017 6:02 PM

First Year ASL Students Save Money on Texts

"First Year ASL", a free online textbook, is now being used for beginning American Sign Language classes at MPC! This textbook significantly cuts the cost of taking ASL, while still providing students with access to high-quality educational content to improve learning.

07/24/2017 3:44 PM

Join the Great Conversation!

Need extra units of GE? Want to take them online? Curious about great ideas? Enroll in English 5 - Intro to Great Books!

05/06/2017 3:50 PM

Spanish for Spanish Speaking Students, expanded!

MPC is offering multiple classes in Spanish for Spanish Speaking students in the Fall!

05/06/2017

MPC's Creative Writing Instructor Henry Marchand wins Allen Griffin Award for Excellence

Congratulations to English and Creative Writing Instructor Henry Marchand, recipient of an Allen Griffin Teaching Award! This award is given once every 2 years by the Community Foundation of Monterey County to outstanding educators at the county's secondary and post-secondary institutions.

04/24/2017 12:51 PM

MPC Humanities Honors Students

The Humanities Division at Monterey Peninsula College will present its 40th Annual Book Grant Awards to outstanding students in a ceremony in the Sam Karas Room of the campus library on Thursday, February 23 at 3:00 PM.

02/07/2017 9:09 PM

The MPC Great Books Program Presents: Catherine Sevcenko

MPC Great Books and FIRE: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education are pleased to present: Catherine Sevcenko

09/09/2016 9:25 AM

Guest Author Series Welcomes poet Tess Taylor - Oct 12th!

The MPC Guest Authors Series is delighted to bring Tess Taylor to Monterey for this public reading, followed by a question & answer period and book signing.

08/22/2016 6:00 AM

World Languages Department awarded funds for online textbook for ASL students.

The World Languages Department was awarded $3,600 from the MPC Foundation to partially fund the development of a free online textbook for ASL students.

04/07/2016 1:53 PM

World Languages Department awarded funds for World Languages Festival and Friday film night.

The World Languages Department was awarded $1,000 from the MPC Foundation to partially fund an on-campus World Languages Festival and Friday night films in Fall 2016.

04/07/2016 1:50 PM

New AA for Transfer degrees for Linguistics and Spanish in 2016/17.

04/07/2016 1:42 PM

Watch Guest Author Ada Limón Online

Video recording of her visit to MPC is now available!

10/14/2015 12:30 PM

Creative Writing at MPC

The Creative Writing Program provides classes in Fiction, Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, and the Novel.

10/14/2015 12:00 PM

Guest Author Series Welcomes Ada Limón - Oct 7th!

The MPC Guest Authors Series is thrilled to bring Ada Limón to Monterey for this public reading, followed by a question & answer period and book signing.

10/05/2015 1:00 PM

MPC Great Books Presents William Deresiewicz (Oct. 8th)

Don't miss out on this notable guest speaker, expressing his thoughts on the critical subject "What is College For"

09/20/2015 10:23 AM

Summer Cultural Exchange at MPC

Once again MPC and select host families from the local community welcomed with open arms 36 high school students from Japan for an intensive summer program offered through the English as a Second Language Department.

09/12/2015 4:31 PM

Guest Author Series Launches

Montana Poet Laureate Tami Haaland comes to MPC!

10/14/2014 9:47 AM

COURSE: SIGN 1AL

Want some extra help with American Sign Language?

09/04/2014 10:01 AM

MPC Summer Writing Contest 2014

Read them all here.

07/24/2014 9:12 PM

MPC Literary Magazine "Scheherazade"

The submissions period for Issue 5 of MPC's Literary Magazine "Scheherazade" opens August 1, 2014.

07/07/2014 11:24 AM