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Monterey Peninsula College
Region: Bay Area
At a glance
MPC has adopted a formal Generative AI Policy in its 2026–2027 catalog that allows faculty to permit, prohibit, or limit AI use on a course-by-course basis while requiring students to verify permissions and protect confidential information. The college now offers an Applied Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Achievement comprising three new one-unit computer science courses (CSCI 40, 42, 44) plus interdisciplinary electives, designed for students across all majors. MPC's Continuing & Professional Education division also delivers two AI educator courses through a partnership with Model Teaching via the ed2go platform.
Updated Scan Findings
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- AI for Teachers continuing-ed course (Model Teaching partnership). Through MPC Continuing & Professional Education (ed2go), the 'AI for Teachers: Increase Productivity & Improve Instruction' self-guided online course, offered in partnership with Model Teaching, helps teachers use AI to improve instruction and streamline planning, covering six AI tools for lesson planning, assessment, differentiation, and communication ($50, 3 months access). 2026 · high confidence — source
- AI for Students continuing-ed course (Model Teaching partnership). MPC Continuing & Professional Education (ed2go) offers 'AI for Students: Ensuring Appropriate & Effective Use,' a self-guided teacher professional development course in partnership with Model Teaching covering what AI is, student-focused AI tools that support content knowledge/writing/creativity/assessments, and AI limitations. 2026 · high confidence — source
AI Policies · 1
- Generative AI Policy in Academic Standards. MPC's official catalog (2026-2027 Academic Standards page) includes a Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy stating MPC supports responsible experimentation while protecting academic integrity; faculty may allow, prohibit, or limit generative AI tools on a course-by-course basis (or per assignment/assessment), students must verify which uses are permitted, and if AI tools are used students must protect confidential and personal information. 2026 · high confidence — source
AI Courses, Tools & Resources · 3
- 🆕Applied Artificial Intelligence, Certificate of Achievement. MPC's 2026-2027 catalog lists an Applied Artificial Intelligence Certificate of Achievement that gives students practical skills to understand, apply, and critically evaluate AI tools across disciplines through three hands-on courses (productivity, software development, interdisciplinary projects) plus interdisciplinary electives in computation, ethics, communication, creativity, and scientific reasoning; intentionally designed for students from a wide range of academic backgrounds, not limited to computer science. 2026 · high confidence — source
- 🆕Three credit AI courses: CSCI 40, CSCI 42, CSCI 44. The Computer Science (CSCI) catalog includes CSCI 40 Introduction to AI Tools (1 unit; ML and generative AI concepts, AI tools for writing/research/data analysis/creativity, accuracy/bias/ethics; for all majors; transfers to CSU), CSCI 42 AI For Software Development (1 unit; using AI to write/test/debug/document code, prompt design), and CSCI 44 Applied AI Projects (1 unit; team projects applying AI to real-world questions). Each is 8.5 hrs lecture + 25.5 hrs lab. 2026 · high confidence — source
- Model Teaching partnership for AI educator courses. MPC's AI educator professional development courses (AI for Teachers, AI for Students) are delivered 'in partnership with Model Teaching,' an external provider supporting educators, via the ed2go online platform under MPC Continuing & Professional Education. 2026 · high confidence — source
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AI-Engaged People, Processes & Timelines
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- Engineering course (ENGR 8) includes machine learning
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AI Policies
V2030: Policy
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- Policy not yet found. Appears to rely on existing Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy
AI Courses, Tools & Resources
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- MPC had participating representation in PlayLab in November Inaugural cohort with UC Berkeley
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college: Monterey Peninsula Collegeinitiative: ENGR 8policy: MPC Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy