San Mateo County Community College District
Kevin Nelson has a diverse work experience in the field of economics and political science. Kevin started their career in 1991 as an Advanced Placement Instructor of Economics and Political Science at Burlingame High School and held this position until 2016. In 2009, they joined the San Mateo County Community College District as an Assistant Professor of Economics and Assistant Professor of Political Science. Since 2016, they have been serving as an Advanced Placement Instructor of Economics and Political Science at Aragon High School. Additionally, they worked as an Adjunct Professor of Management at Menlo College from 2018 to 2019.
Kevin Nelson earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Santa Clara University in 1988. Kevin then went on to obtain a Teaching Credential from the same university in 1990. In 1998, Kevin pursued further education and completed a Master's degree in Political Science and Economics from San Francisco State University, which they finished in 2000. Later, from 2004 to 2007, they attended UCLA and graduated with a Professional Designation in Personal Financial Planning (PFP), with a focus on Economics and Finance.
San Mateo County Community College District
The District was established in 1922, and operates three Colleges: Cañada College, College of San Mateo and Skyline College. Located between San Francisco and Silicon Valley, the District Colleges provide community college educational services to residents of the County of San Mateo, California. Combined, the three Colleges of the District serve approximately 45,000 students annually and offer the first two years of college-level instruction in a wide variety of transfer programs as well as more than 90 vocational-technical programs. Students can earn either Associate in Arts or Science degrees or receive Certificates of Proficiency in their chosen fields. Distance education courses are available at all three Colleges as well as courses and programs serving concurrently enrolled students. Noncredit, short courses are offered for a fee through the Community Education Program.