Montgomery College
Community college in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the colleges in Pennsylvania and Texas, respectively, see Montgomery County Community College and Lone Star College–Montgomery.
Montgomery College (MC) is a public community college in Montgomery County, Maryland.
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Former names | Montgomery Junior College |
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Motto | Make Your Move |
Type | Public community college |
Established | August 20, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-08-20) |
Accreditation | MSCHE |
Academic affiliation | CUWMA |
President | Jermaine F. Williams |
Students | c. 55,000 credit and noncredit students |
Location | , U.S. 39°05′54″N 77°09′33″W |
Campus | Campuses in |
Newspaper | The MC Advocate The MC Globe The MC Excalibur |
Colors | Purple & silver |
Sporting affiliations | NJCAA Division I |
Mascot | Raptors (since 2012) |
Website | www |
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The school was founded in 1946 as Montgomery Junior College. Four years later, it absorbed the 57-year-old Bliss Electrical School, which became the junior college's electrical program.
The college has three campuses, the largest of which is in Rockville. Its other campuses are in Takoma Park/Silver Spring and Germantown. Its 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.