Montgomery College Background/Key Issues

Overview:

A two-year community college, founded in 1946

Campuses at Germantown, Rockville, Takoma Park/Silver Spring
Workforce Development & Continuing Education sites in Gaithersburg and Wheaton

Number of students in credit programs: 23,866 (fall 2007)

Percentage of students 24 or younger: 64%

Gender: 55% female; 45% male

Part-time: 61% of all students attend part-time

Tuition per credit hour:
Montgomery County residents: $96 ($3,876 per year for FT student)
Maryland State residents: $197 ($7,572 per year for FT student)
Out-of-State rate: $266 ($9,996 per year for FT student)

A Snapshot of our Students: Increasingly Younger and More Diverse

A popular choice:  Approximately 60% of Montgomery County Public High School graduates who stay in-state for college attend MC, and 52% of County residents enrolled in Maryland colleges are at MC.

Diversity:  There is no majority race at Montgomery College.
Asian: 16%; Black: 28%; Hispanic: 15%; White: 38%

International appeal:  Approximately 165 countries are represented in Montgomery College’s extremely diverse student body.

Many choose to transfer:  4,433 students went to 350 four-year institutions in 44 states and D.C. last year.

Most popular transfer choice:  The University of Maryland at College Park (1,503 students), followed by the University of Maryland, University College (705) and the University of Maryland Baltimore County (400).