MC in the News

In a WTOP interview, Dr. Jermaine Williams said federal grant cuts will not change Montgomery College’s commitment to supporting all students and building a sense of belonging.

The MoCo Show covered Montgomery College’s 80th anniversary, tracing its growth from 186 students in 1946 to more than 47,000 served annually and highlighting plans for East County.

Montgomery College’s new animation A.F.A. and certificate were featured in The Sentinel Newspapers, highlighting transfer and workforce pathways, industry-standard technology, hands-on training and career opportunities across digital media fields.

Montgomery College part-time faculty member Nicole Porcaro was named one of Bethesda Magazine’s 2026 “Women Who Inspire,” recognizing her entrepreneurship, resilience and work helping students navigate college admissions and test anxiety.

FOX 5 DC featured Montgomery College men’s soccer players and head coach/assistant athletic director Pedro Braz during its Zip Trip series appearance at Rockville Town Square, highlighting the team as part of the station’s celebration of local communities and hometown pride.

WUSA9 highlighted Montgomery College’s new family-friendly study spaces at four locations across the county, providing parenting students welcoming areas to study while caring for their children and pursuing their education.

The MoCo Show highlighted MC’s new family-friendly study spaces across all four locations, providing parenting students welcoming spaces to study while caring for their children and pursuing their education.

MC’s announcement of Vincent L. Briley’s selection for the prestigious U.S.-France Fulbright International Education Administrators Award was picked up by The MoCo Show, highlighting his commitment to global education.

Montgomery Community Media published a story and video highlighting the return of the Salvadoran American Festival at Montgomery College’s Rockville Campus, emphasizing the event’s celebration of Salvadoran culture through live music, traditional food, family activities, and community resources. The...

Kimberly Bloch-Rincan, director of Montgomery College’s ignITe Hub, was interviewed as part of Bethesda Magazine’s coverage of the Montgomery Can Code camp. The story highlighted the roughly 120 MCPS students who presented at this year’s showcase and the more than 6,000 students who have attended th...

Montgomery College earned top honors in two categories in Washington Family magazine’s 2026 Best for Families awards, taking first place for Best Community College and Best Continuing Education, recognizing the College’s impact on learners of all ages while reinforcing the College’s standing as the ...

MoCo Minute reports on how Montgomery College has launched its new Collective Impact Institute, a hub designed to bring together leaders from education, business, government and nonprofit organizations to help expand opportunity and strengthen economic mobility across Montgomery County.

BioBuzz reports how Hughes Network Systems recently opened its EXM manufacturing facility on the Montgomery College Germantown Campus as part of the Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology — the first facility of its kind on a community college campus in the U.S.  

Maryland Matters examined Montgomery College’s ongoing Hispanic Serving Institution efforts, highlighting institutional strategy, student success initiatives, and the impact of recent federal cuts to minority-serving institution grant funding.

BioBuzz spotlighted Montgomery College’s Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology, highlighting its nationally unique life sciences ecosystem and Dr. Hercules Pinkney’s legacy advancing STEM education and workforce development.

BioBuzz spotlighted Montgomery College’s Pinkney Innovation Complex for Science and Technology, highlighting its nationally unique life sciences ecosystem and Dr. Hercules Pinkney’s legacy advancing STEM education and workforce development. Media: BioBuzz

Maryland Matters examined Montgomery College’s ongoing Hispanic Serving Institution efforts, highlighting institutional strategy, student success initiatives, and the impact of recent federal cuts to minority-serving institution grant funding. Media: Maryland Matters

Maryland Today reports on Montgomery College alumnus Jason Laucel Coulson was featured as the University of Maryland’s 2026 student commencement speaker, highlighting his leadership, advocacy, and successful transfer journey from Montgomery College to UMD.

WTOP highlighted Montgomery College’s dual enrollment program, featuring Clarksburg High School senior Ylealynn Datuin, who earned her associate degree before graduating high school as part of the College’s early college pathway. Akima Rogers is also quoted. 

In Montgomery Community Media bilingual journalist Cristina Caicedo Smit highlighted Montgomery College’s new Atletas Sin Barreras podcast in a Spanish-language feature, emphasizing its focus on disability inclusion and Latino voices. 

In a Route Fifty commentary, MC's Dean of Business and Hospitality Alton Henley underscores the growing vulnerability of small local governments to cyberattacks. He calls for leadership-driven approaches to cybersecurity, positioning it as a strategic priority rather than solely an IT function. 

This Forbes’ feature (via Yahoo! News) examines how faculty are evolving classroom practices in response to AI. MC Professor Alicia Edwards highlights an approach that integrates AI into classroom discussions while prompting students to evaluate its accuracy and relevance. 

Montgomery College student Ingrid Toukep was featured by MoCo Show after earning Phi Theta Kappa’s 2026 Hites Transfer Scholarship. The computer science major and STEM honors student plans to transfer in fall 2026 to pursue data science, highlighting Montgomery College’s role in preparing high-achie...

NIST News profiled MC student Yoon Thwel, a communication and graphic design major, for her internship contributing to STEM education resources and web design for the agency’s Office of Weights and Measures. 

The MoCo Show reports how Montgomery College has been designated a 2026 Achieving the Dream Leader College, recognizing the College’s measurable progress in expanding access, improving student retention and completion, and implementing evidence-based strategies that support student success and econo...

The Sentinel featured the College’s Spanish-language podcast, hosted by Carolina Galeano, after the second season was announced. 

MC’s Kateryna Ponomarova was included in numerous industry and trade publications (see Design News Now) last week as the annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show was held in Atlanta. The event, hosted by the National Kitchen and Bath Association, featured works from all over the country and the MC stud...

Montgomery Community Media highlighted Coach Tarlouh Gasque’s milestone and honorary evening, including a tribute video produced by MCTV, spotlighting the College’s athletic leadership and in-house storytelling excellence. 

The MoCo Show amplified the College’s enrollment momentum following our press release, featuring MC-provided photography and reinforcing the narrative of sustained growth and strong demand. 

In The MoCo Show, Montgomery County native and MC alumnus Jay Diamondz discussed his invitation to attend the Grammy Awards as a guest of Grammy-nominated music producer Gemini Muziq at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. 

A feature story in Washington Jewish Week profiled Bobbi Shulman, tracing her journey from MC student to accomplished professional and philanthropist. The article highlights the College’s lasting impact on alumni and the significance of the Shulman family’s $250,000 gift supporting students through ...

Forbes featured MC alum Belen Barriga, founder of TeamBelu Creators, highlighting her entrepreneurial success and professional journey. 

The MoCo Show covered the combined $250,000 in support from the Shulman Family and Shulman Rogers law firm.

This profile traces MC student-athlete James Louis-Charles’ journey from Haiti to NJCAA competition and back to Port-au-Prince, where he founded FC Juvenat to support under-resourced youth. 

Montgomery College’s youth summer camps are highlighted by Montgomery County Media, including a STEM-based drone camp called “Drobots.”

The latest edition of the Community College Daily’s “Funding Roundup” features the Cook Family gift that supports the Macklin Business Institute and the College’s nursing program.

The Baltimore Banner published a positive feature highlighting SPIFFY (Smart Professional Intangibles Free for You), MC's free professional clothing store for students. The story profiles student Daniela Ngassiki and includes quotes from Interim Associate Dean of Student Affairs Vincent Briley and...

Spanish media outlet Cadena SER (Radio Xàtiva) published an article highlighting the rapid rise of Marcelo Martínez Herrero, a former youth player for Spain’s Olímpic who joined the Montgomery College men’s soccer team after relocating to Washington, D.C. in July. Martínez Herrero, who is studying m...

Forbes Media published "Bezos Courage And Civility Awards: How Two Neurodiversity Champions Are Redefining What Leadership Looks Like" highlighting MC Alumna Kara Ball ‘06, one of the award winners. 

The Baltimore Banner featured AstraZeneca’s evolution into a global biopharmaceutical leader, highlighting its Gaithersburg presence and workforce strategy. The story prominently features Malachai Reid, a Montgomery College student participating in the College’s apprenticeship partnership with Astra...

Lucinda Grinnell, MC faculty member and director of the Writing, Reading, and Learning Centers at the Rockville Campus, published a review in Revista: Harvard Review of Latin America of a new book examining the “landscape of violence” facing women in Guyana.

Two MC students—Hedy Valentine and Kat Gorlenko—have been nominated for Broadway World Awards (see Broadway World - DC) for their performances in Montgomery College’s Summer Dinner Theatre production of Young Frankenstein. Valentine is recognized in the Best Performer in a Musical (Non-Professional)...

The Christian Science Monitor reports that Maryland is turning to former federal employees to help fill its teacher-shortage, offering fast-track licensure through an initiative supported by a $1 million grant program, spotlighting Montgomery College, whose Alternative Certification for Effective Te...

Bethesda Magazine featured Eric Carpenter-Grantham, a Montgomery College student and Silver Spring resident, who spearheaded a statewide initiative to add a disabilities identifier to Maryland driver’s licenses and ID cards.

Johnson Controls announced more financial support for the partnerships it’s developed with community colleges, including MC. (554 community college students received scholarships from Johnson Controls in the last year.)