MC Mentoring Network

ACCTTC supports students in the field of early childhood education with a clear pathway from noncredit to credit hours at Montgomery College. Through this mentoring initiative, students receive academic support through tutoring, tracking of their progress each semester, and advising every month during the academic year. In partnership with WD&CD Early Childhood, specific trainings are developed to support the students with the Maryland State Department of Education requirement for credentialing.

The word “alma” means soul in Spanish and our program seeks to nurture the student’s whole being. Our mentoring program focuses on holistic academic and personal guidance, support and leadership development designed specifically for the lowest graduating population in Higher Education -  Hispanic/Latino/Native American males. We meet monthly, both in person and virtually, to provide access to training, information and to help males build an understanding of their roles in Higher education and our community.

For seven years, the Montgomery College Alumni Association has offered a mentoring program, designed to link current MC students to area professionals who can offer insights and guidance in their course of study. Students who believe it will enhance their educational experience and their academic success at Montgomery College are welcome to apply. Alumni mentors are selected and matched with mentees based on the criteria assessed in their interest form. Both student and alumni participants are able to learn from the experience and grow as professionals.

This mentoring program is specifically aimed at the retention of African American/Black Male students at Montgomery College. It seeks to foster a greater degree of academic success, student activism and personal responsibility. M.E.N will provide academic and personal mentoring for the above targeted student population. Participating students will also benefit from having their academic progress monitored each semester. Periodically, the program will offer off-campus gatherings, book reviews and workshops.

Combat to College provides academic and social opportunities, resources, and services for veterans and active and reserve service members.

The Club promotes interests among students in economic issues. It also promotes student interests to pursue Economics for the Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. For this purpose, the Club invites speakers who hold a degree in economics and hold professional positions as Economists. The Club also directs special emphasis towards transferring. As such, the Club holds information sessions on how transfer to various universities in MD.

Future Builders is a program in which students get hands-on, practical experience in the design, construction and security fields. In the program, students will shadow mentors from the Office of Facilities & Public Safety to learn how projects are created and managed. Students will attend design meetings and visit construction sites to observe in real life what they learn in the classroom and to network with architects, engineers, consultants and contractors. Upon graduation, students will receive a letter of recommendation summarizing their activities in the program.

The International Buddy Program is a resource that offers support for MC students who are classified as immigrants, non-immigrants, or F-1 /international Visa holders. The program also serves multicultural students (US citizen or non-citizen). The process of adjustment to a new community may be difficult, especially when there are differences in the education system, language, and culture. Therefore, the goal of the International Buddy Program is to help new students succeed in ESL/ELAP classes, adjust to the academic, social and cultural differences at the College and beyond.

Montgomery College Learn, Empower, Act, Discover and Serve (MC LEADS )is a leadership development program designed especially for MC students on the Germantown, Rockville, and Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campuses. This 10 week leadership program utilizes the Social Change Model of Leadership Development, which was created specifically for college students who seek to lead in a more socially responsible way and who want to learn to work effectively with others to create social change over their lifetime (Higher Education Research Institute [HERI], 1996).

As an initiative within the Achieving the Promise – Peer2Peer Program, the Peer Mentoring Program links student leaders with their peers to promote student success through engagement. The goal is to support students to help them reach their full potential in their collegiate experience. Students will receive reliable, one-on-one support and direction for college life inside and outside of the classroom from a peer mentor in their second year or beyond at MC.

Sister 2 Sister (S2S) is a mentoring program designed to support and promote academic success and personal enrichment to African-American and Black female students at Montgomery College. The Sister 2 Sister program is promoting deeper bonding through the shared experiences of women. By participating in this program, students gain valuable insight into academic success, networking, College resources and a richer understanding of self. Students will benefit from programs, activities and interactions designed to enhance study skills, social support, and professional development, while creating a lasting bond strengthened by shared experiences and personal empowerment.

The mission of this program is to guide, support and empower first year and continuing women students as they transition to college and pursue their academic, career and personal goals.