Early College Program
What's New?
ALL COLLEGE COURSES FOR MCPS STUDENTS ARE NOW TUITION-FREE! Find out more.
The application period has closed for Fall 2023 admission to the Early College program.
May 16, 2023 Dual Enrollment Recognition Ceremony:
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What is Early College?
Montgomery College's innovative Early College program provides Montgomery County Public School students an opportunity to experience college-level courses, accelerate the path to degree completion and entrance into the workforce, and save money on college tuition. The program is offered at all three MC campuses–and there are several pathways and degree tracks from which students can choose.
Participating students will complete their 11th and 12th grade years of high school while simultaneously completing their first two years of college. They will graduate with an associate's degree from MC as well as a Maryland State High School diploma.
- Apply
- Qualifications
- Benefits
- Pathways: Review pathway and degree information carefully before making your decision.
- Resources: Student and Parents' Guide; Examples of First Year Fall EC Schedules
Videos
Apply to the Program
Once you have reviewed the videos and found one of Early College's specific programs that you are interested in, it is time to apply for the program.
- Check back in September to complete the Early College application process for Fall 2024.
Qualifications
Before applying for the program, students should be able to satisfy the following requirements:
- Be enrolled at an MCPS high school as a 10th grade student
- Have passed mathematics and English state assessments
- Meet the appropriate assessment levels for the program
- Have an unweighted high school grade point average of 2.75 or higher
- Have met-or be near completion-of required high school Student Service Learning hours
By the end of their 10th grade year, students should have also completed their health, physical education and technology credits.
Benefits
- Save money (college tuition, fees and textbook costs are covered with college application fee waived).
- Accelerate time to completion (students can transfer to four-year degree or enter workforce).
- Experience the pace and rigor of academics at the college and university level
- Small class sizes (student-teacher ratio is 17:1)
- Embedded coaches (academic support)
- Early College coordinators available on every campus
- Experiential learning opportunities outside of the class
- Free Ride On bus access
Early College Degree Pathways
The following Early College pathways are currently available
Students should review the pathway and degree information carefully before making their decision.
- Behavioral Health: AA Behavioral Health (Pathway (PDF,
) and Degreenew window information) - Biological Science: AS Science- Biological Science concentration(Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Business: AA Business (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Chemistry and Biochemistry: AS Science: Chemistry and Biochemistry concentration (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Computer Science: AA Computer Science and Technologies Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Math: AS- Science: Mathematics concentration (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Data Science: AS- Data Science (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Elementary/Special Education: AAT Elementary/Special Education (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree new windowinformation)
- Engineering: AS- General Engineering (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course
- Biological Science: AS Science- Biological Science concentration (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree new windowinformation)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Biotechnology: AAS Biotechnology Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree new windowinformation
- Business: AA Business Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information
- Computer Science: AA Computer Science and Technologies Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Cybersecurity: AAS Cybersecurity Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Biological Science: AS Science- Biological Science concentration Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Cloud Computing and Networking Technology: AAS Cloud Computing and Networking Technology Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information.
- Computer Science: AA Computer Science and Technologies Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography: AAS Diagnostic Medical Sonography Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Nursing: AS Nursing Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Physical Therapist Assistant: AAS Physical Therapist Assistant Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Radiologic Technology: AAS Radiologic (X-Ray) Technology Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Surgical Technology: The AAS Surgical Technology Pathway is currently under review and revision.
- Behavioral Health: AA Behavioral Health (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information)
- Biological Science: AS Science- Biological Science concentration(Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Biotechnology: AAS Biotechnology Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree new windowinformation
- Business: AA Business (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Chemistry and Biochemistry: AS Science: Chemistry and Biochemistry concentration (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Cloud Computing and Networking Technology: AAS Cloud Computing and Networking Technology Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information.
- Computer Science: AA Computer Science and Technologies Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Cybersecurity: AAS Cybersecurity Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Data Science: AS- Data Science (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree information)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography: AAS Diagnostic Medical Sonography Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Elementary/Special Education: AAT Elementary/Special Education (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degree new windowinformation)
- Engineering: AS- General Engineering (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course
- Math: AS- Science: Mathematics concentration (Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information)
- Students applying to this program should currently be enrolled in precalculus or a higher mathematics course;
- Nursing: AS Nursing Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Physical Therapist Assistant: AAS Physical Therapist Assistant Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Radiologic Technology: AAS Radiologic (X-Ray) Technology Pathway (PDF, ) and Degreenew window information
- Surgical Technology: The AAS Surgical Technology Pathway is currently under review and revision.
4-Year Institution Acceptances for EC Students
MC Early College students have been accepted to the following 4-year institutions
to complete their bachelor’s degree
American University
Butler University
Carnegie Mellon University
Champlain College
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
College of the Mines
Cornell University
Delaware State University
Drexel University
Elon University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia Tech
High Point University
Hofstra University
Howard University
James Madison University
Kansas State University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Loyola College of Maryland
Loyola University-Chicago
Marymount University
Butler University
Carnegie Mellon University
Champlain College
Claremont McKenna College
Clemson University
College of the Mines
Cornell University
Delaware State University
Drexel University
Elon University
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia Tech
High Point University
Hofstra University
Howard University
James Madison University
Kansas State University
Lafayette College
Lehigh University
Loyola College of Maryland
Loyola University-Chicago
Marymount University
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McDaniel University
Michigan State University
Morehouse College
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T
Northeastern University
Notre Dame of Maryland
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio University
Pennsylvania State University
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Salisbury University
Savannah College of Art & Design
Simmons University
Smith College
Spelman College
Stevenson University
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McDaniel University
Michigan State University
Morehouse College
Norfolk State University
North Carolina A&T
Northeastern University
Notre Dame of Maryland
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio University
Pennsylvania State University
Pratt Institute
Princeton University
Purdue University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Salisbury University
Savannah College of Art & Design
Simmons University
Smith College
Spelman College
Stevenson University
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Stony Brook University
Temple University
The Ohio State University
The Universities at Shady Grove
Towson University
Tulane University
Union College
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland College Park
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
University of Miami
University of South Carolina
University of Tampa
University of the Sciences
University of Vermont
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt University
Washington College
West Liberty University
Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University of Louisiana
Temple University
The Ohio State University
The Universities at Shady Grove
Towson University
Tulane University
Union College
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Florida
University of Illinois
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland College Park
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
University of Miami
University of South Carolina
University of Tampa
University of the Sciences
University of Vermont
Virginia Tech
Vanderbilt University
Washington College
West Liberty University
Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Xavier University of Louisiana
FAQ/Contact Us
Please refer to the following for some frequently asked questions (PDF, ) about the Early College program. If you still have additional questions about Early
College, please email earlycollege@montgomerycollege.edu for more information.