If you’ve encountered Mt. SAC athletics over the past 60 years, you’ve likely heard of the Ruhs. Don Ruh began his Mt. SAC career in 1963 as a professor and coach of the men's track and field and cross country programs. His wife Sandi worked in auxiliary services. Their children grew up at Mt. SAC and eventually all four attended the College. Now their son Marc is the assistant athletic director and head men’s aquatics coach. It’s a legacy worth enshrining, and that’s why the education center at Heritage Hall will be named the Ruh Family Education Center.

One of the cornerstones of the new athletics complex will be the Doug Smith Museum at Heritage Hall.

The Foundation is thrilled to work with people like Zhu who are proud to be Mt. SAC alumni and are representing the College well in their lives and careers.

The Manufacturing Technology/Industrial Design Engineering program at Mt. SAC has three brand new TRAK machines thanks to a major gift-in-kind donation this year from Rich and Marion Leonhard.

We’re always proud of the way the Mountie community supports Mt. SAC students in need, and this has never been more true than during the COVID-19 crisis. When the pandemic hit, the College and its community partners came together to make sure that our students are getting what they need, starting with enough to eat.

When Jamie and Bryan Robinson lost their son in an accident six weeks after his high school graduation in 1999, they knew they couldn’t let Josh’s dreams die with him. That’s why they established the Joshua Michael Robinson Memorial Scholarship for fire and paramedic students at Mt. SAC. Since April 2006, the scholarship has been supporting a fire student and a paramedic student in alternating years.

At Mt. SAC, the alumni net is wide. Whether you got a certificate, attended a training, earned a degree, or took a single class, you’re alumni. The richness of that pool is what makes Mt. SAC exceptional. Are you a “Mountie Among Us”?

Wesley is currently employed at Microsoft, and he is eager to take advantage of the company’s philanthropic matching program. He feels fortunate to work for an organization that prioritizes giving of time and money. Volunteering is built into the culture, and Wesley has been tutoring low income children in the Seattle area. His gift to the WIN is a two-to-one match, and it will help the WIN change the lives of many people just like Wesley.

At the Thanksgiving meal drive-thru, each student received a prepared meal for four people (turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and apple pie), a bag of groceries, and a bottle of Martinelli’s cider.

This week the California Community College system was the recipient of the largest gift ever to community colleges in the United States.