Montgomery Community College

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Montgomery Community College will provide quality educational opportunities including basic skills, occupational, associate, and pre-baccalaureate programs; support economic development by offering workforce training and retraining; improve the quality of life for individuals and the community; and respond to the changing needs of the local, state, and global environment.

Montgomery Community College

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Montgomery Community College is a public two-year community college chartered in 1967 as Montgomery Technical Institute in Troy, North Carolina. It is part of the 59-campus North Carolina Community College System.

The school received its accreditation in December, 1978, from both the State Board of Education Department of Community Colleges and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Montgomery Technical Institute became Montgomery Technical College in 1983, and in September 1987, the name was officially changed to Montgomery Community College.

As of 2007, the campus includes facilities of approximately on of land. The campus library includes the Gelynda & Arron Capel Pottery Collection, containing ancient pottery pieces, as well as modern functional and decorative pottery.

The college offers programs of study within five areas, most offering a choice among an associate's degree, a diploma, or a certificate:

  • Arts & sciences, including two college-transfer degrees for those wishing to continue study at a four-year college, a general education degree, and a human services technology degree for those seeking careers in social, community, and educational services
  • Business technology, including accounting, networking technology, and office systems technology
  • Commercial technology, including autobody repair, forest management, gunsmithing, professional crafts: clay, and taxidermy, and
  • Health/public services technology, including criminal justice and law enforcement, culinary technology, dental assistant, early childhood education, and practical nursing.

Like most community colleges, the school offers developmental studies courses for those who need to prepare for advanced college work, as well as continuing education courses for business or pleasure. Distance learning programs include options using the North Carolina Information Highway, Internet-based online courses, Ed2Go and Eduwhere.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southeast
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
64%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 7,080
Students Receiving Aid:
69%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 64%
Part-Time 36%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 71%
African-American 20%
Other 5%
Hispanic 3%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 98%
Out-of-State 2%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
North Carolina 98%
Virginia 0%
South Carolina 0%
Florida 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 1,320 $ 7,080  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 1,264 $ 7,024  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 56 $ 56  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,084 63%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 1,075 9%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 522 8%  
Student Loans:
$ 525 8%  
Any Aid:
  69%  

Degree Programs at Montgomery Community College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Montgomery Community College

Career Education Majors

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