Middlesex Community College: Criminal Justice Student Finding His Path At Middlesex CC

Press release from the Middlesex Community College:

Caitlin Buckley

3/18/2021

Born and raised in Lowell, Tevin San chose Middlesex Community College because of its close proximity to home and affordability of classes. With Middlesex as his starting point, he believes he has gained a strong foundation of knowledge, skills and experience in his Criminal Justice courses as he considers his next steps.

In his studies and through guidance from his professors at MCC, San is learning all about the career options available to him and what the industry entails. Although he has not yet decided what he wants to pursue for his future career, he does know he wants to help people through work in the criminal justice system.

“Growing up, I’ve always felt the need to be able to help others and I found that Criminal Justice was the right way to do it,” he said. “The best part about my major pathway is learning about my rights as an individual.”

San’s Criminal Justice professor Ronald Brevard stands out to him as having a big impact on his academic journey. Making his passion for his subject clear, Brevard earned San’s respect and appreciation for the work he is doing. Even outside of class, San felt like he was always learning something from Brevard whenever they engaged in conversation.

“I could see how proud he was to be able to teach a class what he learned over his years of experience,” he said. “He made the class fun and enjoyable.”

Brevard is just one of the professors – and members of the community – who make MCC a supportive environment. For San, the best part about Middlesex is the people, who he considers to be “friendly, compassionate, respectful and caring.”

In classes, events or clubs – including Outdoor Adventure Club and Asian Students in Alliance (ASIA) – San was able to have “wonderful” conversations with his classmates and others.

For the sense of community, knowledge and experiences the college has provided to him, San believes “MCC has been quite the joy ride.”

“From meeting marvelous and enthusiastic people to learning wonderful and amazing things about life and myself, I can honestly say I learned more about myself at MCC than I have growing up on my own,” he said. “MCC has really been great and enjoyable.”

Part of the Public Service Pathway at the college, MCC’s Criminal Justice program provides students with a choice to go straight into the workforce or transfer to a four-year college. San will continue on with his education when he graduates from Middlesex after the Fall 2021 semester.

“The education I get from MCC will definitely help me when I transfer,” he said. “I also feel that I will have an advantage when applying to my future job because of the knowledge I have gained coming to MCC.”

MCC’s Public Service pathway helps students go into – and succeed in – the workforce or transfer to four-year schools with its award-winning and affordable offerings, small class sizes
and flexible schedules. Visit https://www.middlesex.mass.edu/discover/dyp_pubserv.aspx for more information and to discover your path to a Public Service degree at Middlesex.

Registration for MCC’s Spring Mini-mester II and Summer 2021 sessions are now open. To register, visit www.middlesex.mass.edu/registration/ or call 1-800-818-3434.

Discover your path at Middlesex Community College. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in Massachusetts, MCC has been a proven leader in online education for more than 20 years. We educate, engage and empower a diverse community of learners, offering more than 80 degree and certificate programs – plus hundreds of noncredit courses. Middlesex Community College: Student success starts here!

This press release was produced by the Middlesex Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.