Welcome to the Germantown Campus

At the Germantown Campus of Montgomery College, where students are the center of our universe, we are truly in the business of changing lives.  We are a unique, significant, dynamic, and challenging part of higher education, and we are committed to high academic and performance standards.  Our faculty and staff are outstanding, and we have a truly caring college community.

Montgomery College provides a variety of educational and social programs and offers many honors programs and academic scholarships. Among the prestigious institutions to which our students transfer are Stanford University, Harvard University, Columbia University, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Smith College, the University System of Maryland, and Cornell University.  Many of our students become doctors, lawyers, scientists, engineers, biotechnology professionals, business executives, and teachers.

Montgomery College is Maryland’s oldest and largest community college, with three campuses, and the Germantown Campus is the newest of the three. The Germantown Campus opened its doors in the fall of 1978 and currently serves approximately 6,000 students, with more than 25% of its students coming from other countries. Even though a large number of our students take classes during the day, a growing number take evening classes opting to work during the day.  Our students, whose average age is 25.8, have a choice of course work--transfer, career, certificate, or continuing education.  Germantown continues to be responsive to the educational needs of a richly diverse population and workforce.

A major new state-of-the-art Bioscience Education Center is scheduled to open to students in 2012, and a Science and Technology Park is planned.  These facilities will complement a recently opened business incubator on the campus operated by Montgomery County.  These projects highlight our cutting-edge biotechnology and bio-manufacturing academic and training programs that receive generous support from local industry.  These projects are creating exciting synergy between the College and the high technology industry.

Montgomery College offers a quality education at a low price and has earned a reputation as one of the best community colleges in the nation.  Its academic and student support services are second to none in enhancing student persistence and success.  Montgomery College Germantown’s well-maintained, aesthetically-attractive campus sits on over 224 acres of land in the upcountry area of Germantown and is truly the community’s college.  A special effort is made  to encourage community use of the campus facilities.  The Germantown Campus is the fastest growing campus and has space to expand significantly.  The choices are many, and the possibilities are endless.  We invite you to visit our campus and to let us help you shape your future.