Dr. Kent McCorkle To All Instructors

Dr. Kent McCorkle is an award-winning professor of chemistry with twenty years of experience in science education.  Originally from Indiana, he attended Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology for his B.S. in Chemistry before moving to Alabama to pursue his doctorate at Auburn University.  While at Auburn, he got involved with Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, a college ministry that changed his life.  After earning his Ph.D. in Chemistry, he spent ten years doing college ministry with Chi Alpha before the Lord led him back to academia to use his degree.  He's taught at numerous universities and community colleges, and is currently a tenured professor of chemistry at MiraCosta College in Oceanside.  His wife, Kim, is originally from South Korea but grew up in the Sacramento area, where she and Kent met.  They have two children, Connor and Chloe, who attend Legacy Alliance.

Current Classes
Chemistry & Society - Online Class F24 – (open)
Chemistry & Society - Online Class S25 – (open)