Professor Charles P. “Pat” McKeague got his B.A. in Mathematics from California State University, Northridge, and his M.S. in Mathematics from Brigham Young University. A very well-known author and respected educator, Charles is a part-time instructor at Cuesta College and a full-time writer. He has published twelve textbooks in mathematics covering a range of topics from trigonometry to basic mathematics.

An active member of the mathematics community, Professor McKeague is a popular speaker at regional conferences, including the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges, the Texas Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, the New Mexico Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, and the National Association for Developmental Education. He is also a member of the American Mathematics Association for Two-Year Colleges, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the Mathematics Association of America, and the California Mathematics Council for Community Colleges.