Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) is a public community college in Monterey, California. Established in 1947, it is a part of the California Community Colleges system. There are two additional MPC campuses located in Marina, and Seaside. The current college President is David Martin. On March 24, 1961, the Rev. Martin Luther King spent the day on the MPC campus. In his speech at MPC, Dr. King addressed the “crisis in our race relations” and outlined his approach to solving the problem of segregation with “non-violent dynamic spiritual resistance”.