March 2023

MC's Cultural Arts Center Presents: Fairy Tales on Ice!

Join many familiar characters including Cinderella, Rapunzel, Aladdin, Tinkerbell, and more on engaging adventures. The program features many illusions and spectacular special effects!

Date and time: March 24, at 7:30 p.m.

Location: Cultural Arts Center, Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus. Click here for map.

Tickets are $5.00. Click here to purchase!

English for the Workplace Classes

Do you want to improve and get more practice with your English skills for the workplace? Our Workforce Development and Continuing Education (WDCE) department helps students learn English and basic skills needed to work in the fields of their choice including building trades jobs, sales and customer service, healthcare, and childcare. Many application deadlines are in March, don't wait! To find out more information about these classes, exact time, location, and how to apply, please click here.

Women's History Month Events

Join the Women's and Gender Studies Program for various events celebrating Women's History Month. For a full list of events and details, please click here.

Guest Speaker, Elisabeth Griffith: Formidable Women Advancing Women's Rights

Date and time: March 6, 12 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Location: Rockville Campus, SW 301

Femme Power: Women on the Margins Making History

Date and time: March 22, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Zoom

Interested in Knowing More About a Tech Career?

Join ignITe Hub for the speaker series this month.

Future of Tech- Lunch & Learn Series: Social Engineering: The Detective perspective- a former Detective's approach to social engineering in the modern world. Click here for flyer.
Date and time: 3rd Thursday of the month, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Location: Hybrid, lunch for in-person guests

Fireside Chat Career Series: Putting people first helps drive innovation. Click here for flyer.
Date and time: 1st Monday of the month, 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Location: Hybrid, dinner for in-person guests
Register here.

Free GED Practice Test

The Educational Opportunity Center is offering FREE official GED practice tests twice a month. It is available to eligible Montgomery County residents. Complete the intake form and register for an onsite test session here. If you have any questions, please email mceoc@montgomerycollege.edu.

Free Computer Literacy Workshop Series!

The Office of Community Engagement will offer a FREE computer literacy workshop series at the Gaithersburg Library on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Students are accepted on a walk-in basis, first come, first served. For more information, please contact Raul at Raul.Marin@montgomerycollege.edu.

Video En Español: Undecided About What to Study?

Kelly Ramirez, MC alum, remembers her struggle choosing a field of study when she came to America without speaking English. Watch the discussion in Spanish below.

Community Engagement Centers
For individual advising, workshops and classes come see us or call us at these centers

Ethiopian Community Center
8701 Georgia Avenue, Suite 601
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Telephone: 240-338-0055
E-mail: Hamra Tesfa

Gaithersburg Community Engagement Center
Gaithersburg Library, 2nd Floor
18330 Montgomery Village Ave.
Gaithersburg, MD 2087
Telephone: 240-567-9072
E-mail: Raul Marin

Call today for an individual appointment!