Montgomery College has received $286,109 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Education’s TRIO Student Support Services program to assist low-income students, first-generation students, and students with disabilities.
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Montgomery College has been ranked the top community college in Maryland and 17th nationally in WalletHub’s 2025 Best & Worst Community Colleges study, which evaluated more than 650 institutions on cost, quality, and student outcomes. Maryland also earned the #1 ranking for best community college system in the nation, reflecting the state’s commitment to accessible and high-quality higher education. (more…)
With a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance company WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems, and Maryland came in ranked as the state with the “Best Community College System” in the country.
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Montgomery College welcomed Jacqueline Manger and Marcia Brown Mintz to six-year terms on its Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2025, following their selection by Governor Wes Moore. (more…)
Montgomery College, in partnership with MCPS, is hosting its free Montgomery Can Code summer camp from July 21–25, 2025, offering middle school students hands-on instruction in app development using Apple’s Swift programming language at its campuses across the county. (more…)
Montgomery College’s MBI Cafe internship program will host its culminating event on Wednesday, July 16, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Services building lobby on the Rockville campus. The event marks the final project for students participating in the Summer RISE internship, who have spent several weeks learning about socially responsible business practices through the MBI Cafe’s “Triple Bottom Line” approach, which emphasizes profit, people, and planet.
Montgomery College has announced a $1,000 “Raptor Ready” scholarship for up to 1,000 eligible Montgomery County high school graduates who enroll in at least six credit hours or select workforce programs for fall 2025, with applications due by August 1.
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Last week, Montgomery College hosted Governor Wes Moore to announce $1 million in MHEC grants supporting new career paths for displaced federal workers, including $100,000 for the College’s expanded “ACET Flex: From Feds to Eds” program, which creates accelerated pathways into teaching and strengthens Maryland’s educator pipeline. (more…)
The Montgomery College class of 2025 will be recognized at the 78th Annual Commencement on Friday, May 23, with more than 1,320 graduates participating and over 3,100 total awardees representing 116 countries. The College will honor students from all campuses and programs, including four Board of Trustees Academic Excellence Award recipients, with the ceremony held at the Rockville Campus Athletic Field.
Montgomery College students Danae “Samantha” Flores-Tene and Rodin Ruiz were selected as recipients of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship, which provides up to $55,000 per year to support community college students transferring to four-year institutions. The award includes financial support, academic advising, and access to a national network of scholars. (more…)
Montgomery College will hold a ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 15, at Globe Hall in the High Technology and Science Center on its Germantown Campus to celebrate the launch of its participation in Maryland’s Cyber Workforce Accelerator program. (more…)