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Seniors in Montgomery County can learn how to use the latest iPhone, how to keep financial information safe using online banking, as well as mindfulness and its physical and mental benefits in new Senior Planet Montgomery classes offered this month, according to a release from the county. The program, available to county residents 50 and […]

Senior Planet Montgomery continues to offer free online classes to seniors in Montgomery County.  This week’s Zoom classes include streaming and smart TVs, computer games and chair yoga. Senior Planet Montgomery is a technology training program for people over 60. They usually offer lectures and courses at county facilities, but have moved online due to […]

Senior Planet Montgomery is offering free online classes this week that are focused on how to thrive at home. The classes offered live will include Zoom video conferencing, mindfulness apps, online shopping and sharing local resources with residents, according to the county. “Classes, which are offered live via video conference, enhance a wide variety of […]

Gaining the right to vote in America is one of the reasons some 500 permanent U.S. residents sign up for the Citizenship Preparation Program at Montgomery College. The free classes offered evenings and on Saturday morning help students learn the information they need to know for citizenship interviews. The questions about American history, civics and other […]

Montgomery College’s second community engagement center officially launched at the East County Regional Center. County officials were there to celebrate its success. MC TV’s Carolina Galeano has more: Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television. Related:

The result of a partnership between Montgomery College and the East County Regional Service Center led to the college’s second Community Engagement Center. On June 22, residents along with county and college officials hosted a grand opening ceremony to celebrate a place that will serve the Burtonsville, Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland and White Oak Communities. “At this particular […]

The opening of the new Montgomery College Community Engagement Center on Feb. 12 at the Gaithersburg Library was emotional for many residents who shared stories about how the college had changed their lives for the better. Germantown resident Arfilío Carrero said the opening of the center meant a lot to him. He is studying to […]