Montgomery College
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| Established: | 1946 |
| Type: | Community College |
| President: | Brian K. Johnson, Ed.D. |
| Students: | Nearly 60,000 credit and noncredit students |
| Location: | Montgomery County, Maryland, USA |
| Campus: | Campuses in Germantown, Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring |
| Website: | http://www.montgomerycollege.edu |
Montgomery College is public, open access community college located in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. in the United States. The college has three campuses, the largest of which is in Rockville; the other campuses are in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown. Off-campus sites include the Business Training Center in Gaithersburg and Westfield South in Wheaton, which are operated by the college's Workforce Development and Continuing Education division.
Montgomery College has an enrollment of nearly 60,000 credit and noncredit students.[1] Of the Montgomery County Public School graduates who choose to stay in Maryland for college, 60% attend Montgomery College within the following academic year. [2]The school is noted as being one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse in the nation, with students from over 170 countries enrolled. The college also employs more than 1,500 faculty members.
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[edit] History
The college was organized in 1946 as "Montgomery Junior College," with its campus located at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. In 1950, the college moved to Takoma Park, Maryland, absorbing the Bliss Electrical School, which had occupied the site.
The Rockville Campus opened in 1965; the Germantown Campus opened in 1975 and has occupied its present permanent site since 1978. Montgomery College also offers learning opportunities through its extensive Workforce Development and Continuing Education programs.
The Takoma Park Campus began expanding into neighboring Silver Spring, with the opening of a new Health Sciences Center in January 2004. The campus expansion in Silver Spring included the addition of The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Arts Center, which opened in fall 2007. The building houses the campus visual arts programs and the School of Art + Design, formerly the Maryland College of Art and Design, which merged with Montgomery College in September 2004. To reflect the campus expansion into Silver Spring, the Board of Trustees officially renamed the Takoma Park campus as the "Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus" in June 2005. [3]
[edit] Academic curricula and programs
Montgomery College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. [4] It offers two-year associate's degrees and a variety of professional certificates and letters of recognition. The degrees offered are: Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.), Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T.), and Associate of Fine Arts (A.F.A.). Graduates of two-year degree programs typically transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
The Rockville campus offers more than 600 courses in more than 40 curricula. The Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus is known for its nursing and allied health science career programs, and the Germantown campus is known for its science programs, including computer science and biotechnology.
All three campuses are served by the Montgomery College Libraries system, which has a location at each campus.
[edit] Honors programs
Some of Montgomery College's most accomplished honors programs are listed below:
- General Honors Program
- Renaissance Scholars Program (at Germantown and Takoma Park/Silver Spring)
- Montgomery Scholars Program (at Rockville)
- Macklin Business Institute
[edit] Other programs and services
- MC/MCPS Partnership
- Paul Peck Humanities Institute
- Phi Theta Kappa National Honors Society (ΦΘΚ or PTK)
- School of Art and Design (SA+D)
[edit] Athletics
Each Montgomery College campus has its own athletic teams. The athletic teams are known as the Knights: Rockville Campus, Falcons: Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, and Gryphons: Germantown Campus, and compete in the NJCAA.
The basketball/volleyball arena, Knights Arena in Rockville, was home to the Maryland Nighthawks of the Premier Basketball League for the 2007 season, before the team moved to Georgetown Prep Field House. [5]
[edit] National championships
The Knights women's tennis team won the NJCAA Division III National Championship in 2001 and again in 2006.[6] Montgomery College-Rockville golfer Brent Davis won the NJCAA Division III Individual Championship in 2005 with a score of 288. [7]
[edit] Budget
Montgomery College's fiscal year 2008 tax-supported operating budget is $197.4 million with funding from Montgomery County, the state of Maryland, and student tuition and fees. [8]
[edit] Montgomery College Foundation
The Montgomery College Foundation is a 501©(3) charitable organization governed by business, alumni and community members. [9]The Montgomery College Foundation, with assets of $61,297,513 million, according to the 2006 IRS 990 form, also helps fund the college, placing it among the top five community colleges in the nation in private funding. It also reports an income range of $5,952,801, and 990 revenue amount of $5,286,169.
[edit] Notable features and alumni of Montgomery College
Montgomery College has served nearly 450,000 credit students since its founding in 1946.[10] Among the College's notable alumni are:
- Tori Amos - singer/songwriter
- The Blair Witch Project Creators/Production Team
- Eduardo Sánchez ’90 - Co-director and Co-writer
- Stefanie DeCassan Sánchez ’90 - production and audition assistant, still photographer
- Neal Fredericks ’89 - Cinematography
- Ricardo Moreno ’91 - Art Direction
- Lonnie R. Glerum ’90 - Other crew: key production assistant/special thanks
- Barbara Walsh - Broadway shows and a Tony Award nomination
- Jerome Williams - former NBA basketball player
- Morgan Wootten - "Mr. High School Basketball"
- Eglon Daley - Painter, photographer
- Dr. Winnie King '77 - Professional Emergency Room Nurse and host of several TV and Radio shows (Also received an honorary degree)
[edit] Notes
- ^ Montgomery College Fall 2006 Enrollment Report
- ^ Montgomery College Fact Sheet
- ^ [www.montgomerycollege.edu/news/News_Archives/news06210501.html Montgomery College Announcement of Campus Name Change]
- ^ Middle States Commission on Higher Education website
- ^ Maryland Nighthawks Announce 2008 Regular Season Schedule
- ^ NJCAA Division III Women's Tennis Record Book
- ^ NJCAA Division III Men's Golf Record Book
- ^ Montgomery College Budget Office website
- ^ Montgomery College Foundation website
- ^ {http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/news/facts.html Montgomery College Fact Sheet]
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