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Montgomery College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• On September 16, 1946, the first Montgomery College classes were held in the evenings at a local high school with a student body of 186 men and women. Over the past half-century the College has grown to a multicampus institution with more than 20,000 credit students and 15,000 Continuing Education students.
• By the fall of 1950, the College had acquired the buildings and seven acres previously occupied by the Bliss Electrical Society. This new home in Takoma Park became the first campus of Montgomery College. A second campus, the Rockville Campus, opened in September 1965. The Germantown Campus opened in September 1975 with classes held temporarily in Seneca Valley High School. Since the fall of 1978, the Germantown Campus has been located in permanent college facilities in Germantown, Maryland.
• Opened in 1965 with an enrollment of 2,489, the Rockville Campus is now Montgomery College's largest, with an enrollment of 14,000 full- and part-time students. It is located just north of Washington, D.C., between Route 355 and Interstate 270, and is readily accessible by bus and the Metro rail system. More than 600 courses are now offered in more than 40 curricula. People of all ages take classes at Rockville, and there is a diverse mix of cultures which contribute to the international flavor of this suburban campus. Thousands of Continuing Education students also attend classes at Rockville, and additional tens of thousands of people come to this campus each year for art exhibitions, athletic events, concerts, conferences, lectures, movies, plays, and other events open to the public.
• Under the leadership of the Instructional Deans, the campus is comprised of seven major instructional areas; Business, Hospitality Management and Information Science, Fine, Performing and Visual Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering and Mathematics, Social Science, History, Education, Health and Physical Education, the Applied Technology & Gudelsky Institute for Technical Education, and Student Development. Each area is led by a dean. Leadership for The Arts Institute, the Paul Peck Humanities Institute and the Montgomery County Public Schools Partnerships is provided by a program director.
• Intercollegiate athletics for men and women are a part of the total offering of the College. The College belongs to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA); Region XX NJCAA; and the Maryland Junior College Athletic Association, known as JUCO. The campuses field teams in numerous men's and women's intercollegiate sports.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Quick Hits: Weekend Picks for Montgomery County (Gazette.net)
  posted on November 20, 2009 at 02:12:31 pm
  George Clooney lends his voice (not his pretty mug) to the animated "Fantastic Mr. Fox."
• College Roundup (The Capital)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:54:24 pm
  AACC Women's Basketball: Jade Hamilton (North County) had 24 points, 14 rebounds and four steals as the Pioneers recovered from an early 11-0 deficit to defeat host Montgomery College-Rockville, 55-52.
• 'House of Blue Leaves' is a pitch black comedy (The Prince George's Sentinel)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 07:23:37 pm
  It may well turn out that playwright John Guare is a one-hit wonder. Admittedly, he had a huge hit with “Six Degrees of Separation,” but that work has obscured all his other efforts.
• College administration, adjuncts reach agreement (Gazette.net)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 10:23:15 am
  After negotiating for more than a year with the college administration over a collective bargaining agreement, the adjunct professors at Montgomery College have secured a contract for a modest pay increase and firmer job security.
• Union County wins NJCAA title (The Evening Times)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 07:17:08 am
  NOVEMBER 15 MEN'S SOCCER ROUNDUP — Union County College 1, Richland College 0; and Herkimer County CC 4, Nassau CC 1.

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