Montgomery College Boiler Plate Statement
Montgomery
College, founded in 1946, is the Maryland’s
oldest community college. The College is chartered by the state
of Maryland and is governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees.
From a beginning class of 186, the College has grown to a multicampus
institution with almost 22,000 credit students and 28,000 Workforce
and Development & Continuing Education students. Campuses
are located in Takoma Park, Rockville, and Germantown and
are complemented by smaller off-campus sites to serve residents
throughout Montgomery County.
Montgomery College is an open-access,
public education institution dedicated to academic excellence
and committed to student
success. The College offers more than 100 degree and certificate
programs preparing students for the associate’s degree,
transfer to a four-year institution, immediate entrance to
the job market, upgraded career skills, apprenticeship opportunities,
or an enriched life.
The well structured but flexible learning experience is
enhanced by the diversity of the student body, faculty, and
staff, who bring to the College a rich blend of ethnicity,
culture, age, and experience. This diversity provides the
students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to appreciate
individual differences and to communicate ideas.
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