Per Montgomery College: “Thomas (Tommy) Luginbill has accepted the position of executive director of the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College (PIC MC). (more…)
Maryland Governor Herbert R. O’Conor (Governor from 1939-1947) appointed a Commission of Higher Education to establish two-year public institutions in Maryland- “a chain of junior colleges throughout the state.” An ad hoc committee identified a need for a junior college in Montgomery County and Montgomery College became the first junior in the state of Maryland.
Price, with two decades of higher education experience, comes to MC from Northwest Florida State College
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The College, awarded $206,543 over two years to serve 800 learners, is one of only two community colleges in the country to receive the grant
Montgomery College has been selected as a host site for the inaugural Class of Service Year Option and Maryland Corps members, a partnership with the Maryland Department of Service and Civic Innovation.
Criminal Justice majors at Montgomery College will receive laptops and digital literacy training thanks to a $40,000 contribution from AT&T to the Montgomery College Foundation.
Per Montgomery College: “The Maryland Department of Commerce recently renewed designation for the Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone, or RISE Zone, adjacent to the Montgomery College Germantown Campus. The RISE Zone designation aims to stimulate economic development and job creation by allowing qualified businesses within the zones to benefit from rental assistance and enhanced incentive tax credits. The renewal was officially approved on Sept. 28.
Gaithersburg-Based Adventist HealthCare and the Montgomery College Foundation are partnering to provide enhanced opportunities for nursing students in our community over the next eight years. The alliance is designed to grow a local workforce of qualified nurses by offering expanded educational pathways to gain experience.
Montgomery College has received a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) grant under Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Services. The College will provide at least 500 lawful permanent residents with citizenship preparation classes, activities to support integration into American civic life, and naturalization application services.
USCIS announced $22 million in FY2023 Citizenship and Integration Grant Program awards to 65 public and private non-profit organizations across the country that prepare lawful permanent residents (LPRs) for naturalization. Montgomery College, Maryland, was awarded $450,000 over two years to serve 500 learners.
Per Montgomery College: Learners will have beginning to intermediate levels of English proficiency and will come from 80 different countries including, but not limited to, El Salvador, Honduras, Peru, Iran, India, and Ethiopia.
The College’s Citizenship Preparation Program uses the Enhanced Integration Tasks (EIT) model to help learners integrate into the receiving community. The program also works with local libraries and community-based organizations to enhance LPRs knowledge of available naturalization services.
Montgomery College will continue to partner with Immigration Legal Services (ILS) of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington D.C. ILS will provide naturalization application assistance to approximately 500 LPRs and will help at least 240 LPRs apply for naturalization over the next two years.
“We are grateful that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services continues to support the Montgomery College Citizenship Preparation Program,” said Dr. Jermaine F. Williams, president of Montgomery College. “Since 2010, Montgomery College has served more than 3,300 learners through this grant-funded program, helping individuals increase their knowledge of English, as well as U.S. history and civics in preparation for becoming U.S. citizens. The College is proud to support these immigrants, who enrich the culture and communities of Montgomery County.”
The Washington, D.C. area is fourth in the nation of immigration destinations for LPRs, ranked only behind New York, Los Angeles, and Miami. Maryland’s foreign-born population of 922,441 represents 15.3% of the total population of Maryland. Montgomery County is home to 346,586 foreign-born of these residents.
Since 2009, the Citizenship and Integration Grant Program has awarded approximately $155 million through 644 competitive grants to immigrant-serving organizations in 41 states and the District of Columbia. The program has helped more than 300,000 lawful permanent residents (LPRs) prepare for U.S. citizenship.
The Citizenship Preparation Program is part of Montgomery College’s Workforce Development & Continuing Education unit. For more information, please contact Dean of Instruction Dr. Donna Kinerney at [email protected].
National Apprenticeship will be recognized the week of Nov. 13–19. MCPS in partnership with Montgomery College, Worksource Montgomery and the Maryland Department of Labor will host two events during the week geared towards students and the business community.
On Monday, Nov. 13 an information session will be held for employers interested in learning how to hire students. Then on Wednesday, Nov. 15, students are invited to an apprenticeship job fair to learn about the vocational apprenticeship opportunities available to MCPS students either during school or beyond. The fair is open to students in grades 11 and 12. Representatives from employers will be on hand to provide information.
Employer Fair:
November 13, 2023
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Montgomery College Rockville Campus
Theater Arts building, room TA156
51 Mannakee Street Rockville, Maryland
Student Fair:
November 15, 2023
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
The Long Nguyen & Kimmy Duong Student Services Center Sv Building
51 Mannakee Street Rockville, Maryland
Parking Is Free! Please park in student parking sections indicated with white lines. The Youth Apprenticeship Program is designed to create compensated, high-quality youth apprenticeships that prepare students to enter employment in high-skilled, high-growth sectors. MCPS was approved to offer this Youth Apprenticeship Program in 2019. Students from all 25 comprehensive high schools may participate.
Participating students start the program in the summer or fall of their junior or senior year and must complete at least 450 hours of work-based training under the supervision of an eligible employer and at least one year of related instruction.
Courtesy of MCPS
