Sanjay Rai, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Montgomery College

Sanjay Rai, Ph.D. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Montgomery College

More than 1,100 community colleges nationwide 13 million students in credit and noncredit courses 6 to 4 ratio of part-time vs. full-time students 60 percent female; 32 percent minority President Obama, Congress and state leaders call on higher education leaders to: make a college education accessible financially answer high long-term unemployment rates by creating programs that retrain students to immediately enter the workforce

With high long-term unemployment rates nationally, short-term career starting or career building programs help students re-enter the workforce with employer-recognized and needed skills and credentials. Montgomery College has been proactive in creating these programs, with outstanding results. Programs include: Certified Apartment Maintenance Technician Program National Apartment Leasing Program Tech LEAP Information Technology Program Clinical Trial Project Management Program Cybersecurity Training Program

Partnership with community colleges necessary to meet nation s 55% completion goal by 2025 Partners in transfer student success include local industry, K-12, 4-year colleges and universities, federal agencies

4-Year College and University Partners in Transfer Student Success Translational Life Sciences Technology Degree A Collaborative Effort between USG, UMBC and Montgomery College Combined UMBC-Montgomery College Bachelor of Science degree will educate and train students with an optimal balance of know-what and know-how

4-Year College and University Partners in Transfer Student Success Hillman Entrepreneurs Program A collaborative scholarship program between UMCP and Montgomery College Program supports, develops, and graduates ethical leaders who will energize and give back to their local communities in their business pursuits

4-Year College and University Partners in Transfer Student Success Universities at Shady Grove Terp Transfer Partnership A transfer access program created to benefit Montgomery College students who want to transfer to University of Maryland College Park for a bachelor s degree program at USG after earning their associate s degree Qualifying MC students receive a $5,000 scholarship for their first academic year upon transferring to any UMCP offered at USG

2- and 4-Year College and University Partners in Transfer Student Success STEM Transfer Student Success Initiative A collaborative grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to UMBC and four partner community colleges: Montgomery College, AACC, CCBC and HCC. Increases transfer student success by creating and implementing a transfer success toolkit that addresses - curricular alignment transfer readiness preparation through online learning modules and pre-transfer advising transitional programs to facilitate social engagement before, during and after transfer

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital P3 that creates first-ever hospital on community college grounds More than 1,500 jobs created for local residents and students Educational opportunities for students

Lockheed Martin Academic Collaboration Jointly offering advanced Cybersecurity courses Students will learn the latest innovations from the nation s leading experts

Amarex Clinical Research Collaboration Jointly offering Clinical Trial Project Management Program Course created a unique public-private collaboration between a community college and industry to develop a training course designed to meet an industry need for trained professionals

National Science Foundation ACCESS to Engineering MC SEM area was awarded a competitive, four-year, $600,000 grant from NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) for ACCESS Engineering (Achieving Community College Excellence, Success, and Scholarship in Engineering) On Ramp to STEM Provides students interested in life sciences, biotechnology, mathematics and the interdisciplinary nature of bioscience research with academic and financial support to succeed at Montgomery College

U.S. Department of Education Project Portal to Success in Engineering funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education Fund for Improvement in Post Secondary Education (FIPSE) Program designed to: promote academic excellence and student achievement develop mathematical, analytical, and research skills and prepare students to transfer to bachelor s degree programs in engineering

ACES PROGRAM Achieving College Excellence and Success A collaborative effort with Montgomery County Public Schools Montgomery College coaches work directly in county high schools to teach students that college is accessible to them and to help shepherd them through the process