A Welcome from Dr. DeRionne Pollard
Welcome to the Montgomery College Milestone Moments web chronology. Here you are invited to view a few of the many major, institutional developments since 2010. Be sure to check the links and take a closer look to see where, when, and how you have helped to contribute to the mutual success of our institution and work to create a successful and relevant learning environment for students and our community.
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April 2019
MC welcomes “Stan” the T Rex to permanent residence in the Science Center atrium on the Rockville Campus. The life-size replica (20-foot high, 35-foot long) was made possible by support from Discovery Communications. MC is currently the only community college in the nation with a T. Rex.
October 2018
The Maryland Department of Commerce approves a Regional Institution Strategic Enterprise Zone, or RISE Zone, for the Germantown Campus. The designation aims to spur economic development and job creation by allowing commercial and industrial businesses that move into or expand significantly within the zones to benefit from real property and income tax credits. In celebration of this milestone, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett, Sen. Nancy King, and the PIC MC Foundation Board of Directors hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony (November event).
September 2018
Montgomery County residents gather to celebrate County Executive Ike Leggett and his wife Catherine’s years of outstanding service and commitment to higher education. The evening at the Music Center at Strathmore also highlighted the couple’s legacy gift: the Ike and Catherine Leggett Scholarship. The scholarship benefits historically underrepresented students in higher education through the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program. The event successfully raises $1.7 million.
April 2016
AACC Partnership Award with Holy Cross Health
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) honors Montgomery College and Holy Cross Germantown Hospital with the prestigious award of excellence in the Outstanding College/Corporate Partnership category on April 11, 2016.
Montgomery College and Holy Cross Health established the first new hospital in the county in 35 years, serving a million residents in a rapidly growing region of the state. In 2014, Montgomery College became the first community college in the nation to host a hospital on site when Holy Cross Germantown Hospital opened on the college’s Germantown Campus.
Read more about the award.
February 2016
The Montgomery College Board of Trustees approves a new name for the Hercules Pinkney Life Sciences Park on the Germantown Campus. The park will now be called the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College (PIC MC). The new name is more relevant to today’s economic environment and to the business sectors that partner with the academic programs represented at the park. It focuses on programs such as biotechnology, cybersecurity, information technology, and engineering.
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Board Approves New Name of Pinkney Innovation Complex
Hercules Pinkney Life Sciences Park Renamed to Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology at Montgomery College (PIC MC)
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Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science & Technology at Montgomery College
October 2014
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital opens on the Germantown Campus of Montgomery College. The hospital, which serves as the anchor for the Hercules Pinkney Life Sciences Park at the Montgomery College Germantown Campus, is a valuable resource for aspiring health care workers and provides students with hands-on learning, state-of-the-art instructional space and exposure to the most advanced medical technology.
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital is the first hospital in the nation located on a community college campus with an educational partnership to help train the next generation of health care professionals.
October 2014
The Departments of Labor and Education award Montgomery College nearly $5 million to provide increased education and training for industries relating to cybersecurity. The College receives the award to lead a consortium of Maryland community colleges in the nearly $15 million award for the state. The funding is part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) competitive grant program, which provides nearly $540 million in job-driven training grants to nearly 270 community colleges across the country. In December, the College hosted Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker, and industry representatives from Lockheed Martin and other companies for a panel discussion on cybersecurity jobs and careers.
December 2011
A major milestone occurs for the Life Sciences Park when the groundbreaking ceremony for the future Holy Cross Germantown Hospital takes place December 8 at the Germantown Campus of Montgomery College. Now known as the Hercules Pinkney Life Sciences Park, the park is an integrated academic, business, and research campus that is currently being developed to accommodate life sciences, cybersecurity, and other technology companies.
Read more at the Life Sciences Park website.