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Gateway to College Program At Montgomery College An MC/MCPS Partnership Initiative

Please check back on May 1st, 2010 to apply for Fall 2010 term.

How to Apply to the Gateway to College Program

3-Step Application Process

Step 1: Carefully complete the Gateway to College application form. Be sure to complete the three required essays (see the last page of the application for more details), sign and date the application. Bring these materials and your high school transcript to your Information Session.

Step 2: Sign up for and attend an Information Session.
You must call our reservation number at 240-567-4052 or send an email to GatewayToCollege@montgomerycollege.edu to reserve a place at an Information Session. Please select a date and time from the table below and call or email for a reservation.  When leaving a message, make sure to spell out your name and provide a daytime phone number.

*If you have an I.E.P. or a 504 Plan, please sign up for the "Extended time" session and bring your documentation to verify your testing accommodation.

At the Information Session you will receive more information about our program. Parents, counselors, friends, agency case managers are welcome and encouraged to attend. All applicants who meet basic eligibility requirements will be referred to a mandatory two-evening Evaluation Session. Applicants are expected to attend the two-night Evaluation Session that immediately follows their Information Session unless otherwise announced/approved.

Step 3: Attend a 2-Evening Evaluation Session
When you go to the Information Session, you will be referred for the next Evaluation Session if you meet the requirements for eligibility. During the Evaluation Session, you will take a series of tests which will be used to evaluate your readiness for the program. Program admissions decisions are made within three weeks following the Evaluation Session.

Please Note:

• Where you attend your Information Session and Evaluation Sessions will have no bearing on your campus placement for the Fall term.

• Applicants must arrive on time for the Information and Evaluation Sessions. Once assessment testing is in progress, NO ONE will be allowed in.

• Maps and directions to each of the campuses are available online at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/maps.

• Applicants must bring their completed and signed application, 3 essays and current high school transcript to the Information Session. If you have a 504 Plan or I.E.P., bring documentation to verify your testing accommodations.  Please see application materials for eligibility criteria and other detailed information.  For application, orientation reservations, and general information
  call: 240-567-4052
  
   

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