Montgomery County Community College

At a Glance

• Founded in 1964
• 18,133 credit students and 12,677 non-credit students for 2007-2008, 87.5% are county residents, 45.9% of students are full-time, 21% of students are minorities, average age is 27
• Fully accredited by the Commission of Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
• Member of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), joining more than 600 other institutions across the country to set climate neutrality—not just a reduction of emissions—as its target
• Recognized as the top technologically-advanced community college in the nation for 2008 by the Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine
• Three Professors of the Year in the past eight years, recognized by CASE and Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• Named by the Corporation for National and Community Service to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth
• Selected as one of 82 colleges across the country to participate in the Lumina and Heinz Foundation’s “Achieving the Dream” effort, allowing the College to work with national experts and other community colleges in collectively identifying strategies to increase student success
• One of 23 IT Apple Authorized Training Centers in the country
• Provided customized training and workforce development grants to 150 area businesses through the College’s Center for Workforce Development
• For every $1 invested in the College, the equivalent of $30 is invested in the local economy
• In 2008, the first student in the College’s history was named as a New Century Scholar by the American Association of Community Colleges and Phi Theta Kappa International Honors Society
• Community College Week ranks the College in the top 40 community colleges in the nation for the number of degrees conferred in Communications/Journalism and Consumer/Health Sciences
• The College has 17 core-to-core transfer agreements, guaranteeing full transfer of associate arts and associate science degrees to leading colleges and universities
• The College’s Public Services Training Unit provided training and certifications to almost 9,000 volunteer firefighters, emergency medical specialists, and police officers in 2008
• Many of the College’s health sciences programs are also accredited through their own professional accrediting bodies. These programs include:
  • The Medical Assisting and Surgical Technology programs are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Programs.
  • The Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLN).
  • The Medical Laboratory Technician program and Phlebotomy course are accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS).
  • The Radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT).
  • The Dental Hygiene program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.

Several programs and services outside health sciences have also earned accreditation from their respective professional organizations including the waste water treatment operator certification from the Department of Environmental Protection and the Continuing Education Program from the Department of Community and Economic Development.

• Additionally, the Fire Science program is accredited by the International Fire Science Accreditation Congress (IFSAC). The Children’s Center is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).