In recognition of National Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 8–14), Montgomery College is highlighting its increasing laptop science and info expertise applications — together with workforce alternatives by the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College (PIC MC) — that put together college students for high-demand careers within the area’s rising tech sector.
Montgomery College’s Computer Science and Technologies applications supply affiliate levels and certificates designed for college kids coming into the workforce instantly or planning to switch to four-year establishments. The curriculum regularly evolves to satisfy business wants, with coursework in programming, networking, gaming and simulation, and info techniques.
Students study in state-of-the-art amenities, together with the College’s superior Cybersecurity Lab, outfitted with digital servers, digital desktops, remoted networks and wi-fi and forensic applied sciences. The lab helps tutorial competitions, analysis, and hands-on coaching in cybersecurity — one of many area’s fastest-growing fields.
Montgomery College affords:
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Associate of Arts levels in Computer Science and Information Systems
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Certificates in Computer Programming and Java Development
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Noncredit Workforce Development and Continuing Education programs for upskilling, profession changers, and grownup learners
PIC MC: A Hub for Innovation, Research, and Workforce Talent
Central to Montgomery College’s function in expertise training is PIC MC, the College’s built-in tutorial, enterprise and analysis campus positioned in Germantown. Serving practically 50,000 college students throughout greater than 140 applications, PIC MC creates highly effective connections between college students, school, and business.
PIC MC is house to:
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Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, making MC the one neighborhood school within the nation with a full-scale hospital on campus
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Hughes Network Systems’ state-of-the-art satellite tv for pc manufacturing facility, providing college students publicity to cutting-edge satellite tv for pc engineering and manufacturing
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Proximity to the I-270 expertise hall, greater than 350 bioscience firms and main federal establishments
These partnerships give college students entry to hands-on coaching, internships, analysis experiences and job pathways in fields starting from cybersecurity to biotechnology and engineering.
A Call to Future Students, Families, and Employers
Montgomery College invitations potential college students and households to discover its applications, meet school and learn the way MC can assist their tutorial and profession targets. Employers and neighborhood companions are additionally inspired to attach with PIC MC to discover analysis collaborations, internships and workforce improvement alternatives. Spring 2026 enrollment is now open.