Montgomery Community Media

In response to a statement issued by the White House to end the program established by the Obama administration which protects undocumented children from deportation and eligible for work permits, local officials are speaking out. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, also known as DACA, allowed people who came to the United States as […]

Montgomery College, which started this week, expects the 2017-18 enrollment to slip about 2 percent and 3 percent from last year, campus spokesman Marcus Rosano said. The decline is due in large part to the improving economy, he said. In this MyMCMedia Extra, Rosano describes how the college will handle the dip in enrollment, as […]

Dozens of Montgomery County leaders, students and staff, gathered at Montgomery College Rockville Campus to break ground  for a new student services center early Thursday. The 130,000 square-foot building will provide a centralized location for all student services at the campus, according to a news release. “We want students to get good guidance quickly, access […]

A review of travel expenses of the Montgomery College president found no wrongdoing, according to a report released Tuesday. Edward L. Blansitt, Montgomery County’s inspector general, said he believed a provision added to President DeRionne Pollard’s employment agreement was not fully implemented. The provision would have improved oversight over travel and other business expenses. The […]

Inspired by the dialogue in the community, Montgomery College President Dr. DeRionne Pollard joined Montgomery County Police Chief Tom Manger for a conversation about race, diversity and community policing. This discussion is a part of Dr. Pollard’s 2017 presidential dialogue series titled, “Civility in Action: Dialogues Across Difference.” “I think there’s a hunger in our […]

Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard released a statement today responding to a report by NBC4 on the college’s spending. According to the report, Pollard has spent about $160,000 on travel, meals and transportation since 2013. The college also launched a pilot security program for Pollard earlier this year, which cost approximately $68,000 since it started. View […]

The Montgomery College Board of Trustees is scheduled to discuss adding a permanent security detail for President DeRionne Pollard, early next year. According to Ray Gilmer,vice president of Communications for Montgomery College, Pollard has had a security detail on a pilot basis since March of this year. The pilot program was provided by a private […]

The World of Montgomery returns to the Rockville campus of Montgomery College from noon to 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. Find out more in this report, below: Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

After receiving a $50 million Department of Labor grant, Montgomery College is leading the consortium of 14 Maryland community colleges in the cyber technologies’ pathways across Maryland initiative. MCTV’s Michael Brown reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

Sen. Barbara Mikulski visited Montgomery College’s Takoma Park-Silver Spring campus on Aug.11th and announced a $1 million grant to Montgomery College to provide support services to first-year students. During this visit, she discussed college affordability with students, professors and staff. Mikulski also visited the College’s Nursing Simulation Lab where Adeline Ntam, a fourth-year nursing student, said students learn to […]