Germantown Fact Sheet

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE - GERMANTOWN CAMPUS FACT SHEET

 

Established in 1946, Montgomery College is an accredited, public two-year college with campuses in Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Maryland.  Montgomery College is the oldest community college in Maryland. 

 

The Germantown Campus opened in 1978 and offers academic credit courses and transfer programs for students ultimately seeking a baccalaureate degree as well as a variety of career and technical education programs to support those in, or who are entering, the workforce.  An increasing number of continuing education courses are now available from the campus.

 

Dr. Hercules Pinkney, Vice President and Provost, leads the campus.  He is supported by six administrators and over 250 full- and part-time faculty and staff.   In fall 2006, 5,529 students enrolled which is a 29% increase over the 4,293 students enrolled in  fall 2000, with a corresponding 40% increase in credit hours (from 28,720 in 2000 to 39,966 in 2006).  Continued enrollment increases are expected since the Germantown Campus is located at the epicenter of the planned growth in Montgomery County over the next 20 years.   In the near future, the campus anticipates construction of a child care center and a new Bioscience Education Center which will be teamed with a County-sponsored Technology Incubator and a privately-financed Life Sciences and Technology Park.

 

Montgomery College - Germantown serves students and the community through the following partial list of programs, services, and memberships:

 

Programs

Art Exhibits

Biotechnology

Biotechnology summer programs for middle school teachers and high school students

Chautauqua

Community Conversations

Early Placement for High School Students

First Year Experience for new students

Honors, Scholarships, and Academic Awards Programs

Landscape Technology

Network and Wireless Technologies

Saturday Discoveries for Gifted and Talented Students (Grades 4 and 5)

Spectrum Lecture Series

Technical Writing

Writing Across the Curriculum 

 

Services

Academic Support Services

Athletics

Center for International and Multicultural Students

Center for Teaching and Learning

Child Care

Counseling and Advising

Disability Support Services

Service Learning

Student Employment Services

Student Life

Student Success Center including transfer information, career information, and tutoring

Swimming Pool and other facilities for student and community use

 

 

Memberships

Association of University Research Parks

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO)

BlackRock Center for the Arts

Gaithersburg/Germantown Chamber of Commerce

Germantown Task force

Germantown Alliance

I-270 Corridor Employers' Group

International Society of Arboriculture

Maryland Greenhouse Growers’ Association

Maryland-India Business Roundtable

Montgomery County Business Round Table on Education

Montgomery County Collaboration Board for Career and Technology Education

Professional Grounds Management Society

Tech Council of Maryland

 

Montgomery College - Germantown Campus Contacts

 

Dr. Hercules Pinkney                                                                                             (240) 567-7711

Vice President and Provost

 

                 Steve Poteat, College Manager                                                          (240) 567-7718

                 Science and Technology Park

                                 

Kathy Michaelian, Dean                                                                                        (240) 567-7724

Business, Science, Mathematics, and Technology

 

                 Dr. Barbara Kaplan, Associate Dean                                              (240) 567-7760

 

Tony Hawkins, Dean                                                                                              (240) 567-7746

Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education

 

                 John Coliton, Director                                                                          (240) 567-6947

                 Center for Teaching and Learning                                                 

 

Dr. Karen Roseberry, Dean                                                                                 (240) 567-1993

Student Development

 

                 Wayne Barbour, Associate Dean                                                       (240) 567-1963

 

                 Eric T. Myren, Director                                                                        (240) 567-6908

Student Employment Services                                                          

 

Robert Wirth, Director                                                                                          (240) 567-7880

Campus Facilities

 

Additional central functions available on the Germantown Campus:

Admissions and Records                                                                       (240) 567-7823

Book Store                                                                                                 (240) 567-7877

Child Care Center                                                                                  (240) 567-7875

Financial Aid                                                                                             (240) 567-5100

Information Technology                                                                       (240) 567-7835

Library                                                                                                        (240) 567-7858

Online Information and Distance Learning                                 (240) 567-6001

                

Montgomery College - Campuses at Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring, Maryland

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution