Community Health Worker Certification

Montgomery College now offers a Maryland State Department of Health approved Community Health Worker Certification. This certificate combines four Health Science courses (HLTH 105, HLTH 160, HLTH 225, and HLTH 298) with a 40-hour practicum at Holy Cross Hospital. At completion of this program, the participants will be qualified for and assisted in applying for a Maryland State Community Health Worker Certification. The program is based on the Germantown Campus.

Gaining Your Maryland State Community Health Worker Certification at Montgomery College

1. Register as a MC student.
   Students should register in the Community Health Program 186A
   
   
2.  Sign up for courses.
   If you run into any problems with the registration stating you do not meet the pre-requisites, reach out to me at joanna.kilby@montgomerycollege.edu and I will resolve it for you.

Certificate Courses

• HLTH 105: Personal and Community Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 160: The Science and Theory of Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 225: Introduction to Health Behaviors (3 credits)
• HLTH 298: Global Health Capstone (3 credits)
• HLTH 297-Holy Cross Hospital 40-hour practicum (1 credit)