Academics
Montgomery College’s rigorous academic programs are designed to engage, inspire, and enable you to achieve your dreams. MC offers thousands of challenging classes across a wide variety of credit and noncredit programs.
Programs, Majors, and Degrees
Explore all the degrees, programs of study, and classes that MC has to offer.
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Fully Online Degrees
We offer more than a dozen fully online degrees. Many credit and noncredit online
courses are available.
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Enrichment and Business Training
Turn your dream into a skill. MC's Workforce Development and Continuing Education
Division offers hundreds of noncredit enrichment, vocational, and job training courses.
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Special Features and Opportunities
- Take College Classes in High School: Our Dual Enrollment Program allows select students to enroll in college courses while still attending high school.
- Get Credit for Prior Learning: You can earn credit and advanced standing for knowledge you've gained outside the classroom.
- Transfer to a Four-Year College: Nearly 5,000 MC students transfer every year to four-year colleges and universities.
- Apprenticeship Programs: Find training and apprenticeship programs in building, construction, automotive, and other trades. MC is a member of the Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium.
- Youth Programs: These courses range from art and music to math and science. Browse through dozens of fun and engaging classes for children and teens.
Honors, Scholars, and Entrepreneurial Programs
Montgomery College honors, scholars, and entrepreneurial programs create exciting and academically rewarding experiences for students. They allow students to discover their talents and interests through courses, seminars, independent study, internships, service-learning opportunities, and social and cultural activities. Find out more about the general honors programs at MC.
Renaissance Scholars, Montgomery Scholars, and The Scholars Circle
The Renaissance Scholars and Montgomery Scholars Programs are selective-admissions
honors programs. The Scholars Circle allows high-achieving students to design their
own honors curriculum.
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Macklin Business Institute
The Gordon and Marilyn Macklin Business Institute is a competitive, college-wide program.
It offers business students the chance to pursue honors work in business, economics,
and accounting.
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Southern Management Leadership Program
The Southern Management Leadership Program is a three-year scholarship and educational
program. It supports, develops, and graduates ethical leaders who want to energize
and give back to their local communities. Students complete their associate's degree
at MC and their bachelor's degree at the University of Maryland, College Park.
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Support Programs and Learning Centers
Collegewide Academic Support Programs
Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) is a collaborative effort between
MC, MCPS, and the Universities at Shady Grove. It provides a seamless path to a bachelor's
degree. ATPA is our Achieving the Promise Academy. This collegewide academic program
keeps students on track to complete their degrees.
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Mentoring Programs
A mentor–a peer, a teacher, a staff member–can provide support and direction to help
you succeed at MC and beyond. Find out about the Peer Mentoring Program, Men Empowering
Network (M.E.N), Sister 2 Sister, and more.
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Tutoring/Learning Centers
Academic learning centers are located on each campus. They offer tutoring, workshops,
technology access, review sessions, and other services and support. All of this helps
students meet the rigors of academic coursework.
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