Early College (EC) program

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would the 30 students from outside the DCC go to Northwood for their freshmen and sophomore years?

Yes. The first MC class is in sophomore year.

I'm sorry, but you didn't answer my question at all. It is new for 30 students to be accepted from outside of the DCC. Will these non-DCC residents attend Northwood in the future? Or, will they spend their freshmen and sophomore years at their home schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would the 30 students from outside the DCC go to Northwood for their freshmen and sophomore years?

Yes. The first MC class is in sophomore year.

I'm sorry, but you didn't answer my question at all. It is new for 30 students to be accepted from outside of the DCC. Will these non-DCC residents attend Northwood in the future? Or, will they spend their freshmen and sophomore years at their home schools?

I did answer your question. Yes, they will attend Northwood 9th and 10th grade, and their first Montgomery College class will be second semester of 10th grade. That class is taught st Northwood.

[Anonymous]

Would it be possible to take an art elective at MC, to fulfill the MCPS high school degree requirement? The offerings at our school are limited for non-musicians. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My family will be attending the information session tomorrow night at the Rockville MC campus.

My understanding is that this is a version of dual enrollment. The students take all their courses at Montgomery College and receive both credits toward high school graduation AND credit toward an associates degree at the same time.

To the poster who asked why a kid would want to do this, the reason we are considering it is that most of the courses offered at our son's high school are not challenging enough. He is in two AP courses this year (AP Calculus and AP Comp Sci Principles) and doing well in both. The AP Calc class is really the only one that feels the right balance of challenging and interesting for him this year. Chemistry, English, History.. even the AP Comp Sci Principles courses are all very easy/boring to him.

We are looking at the Math concentration offered at Rockville's campus: https://catalog.montgomerycollege.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=9&poid=2303&returnto=1840
This shows recommended courses: https://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/curriculum/partnerships/Dual_Enrollment/Science%E2%80%93Mathematics%20Track%20AS%20-%2003.15.2018%20.pdf

I had not realized this was the first year that this was being offered across the county. I would love to find students who have already participated in something like this at MC.

I would encourage your son to meet with his counselor for more guidance on APs. Some (like comp sci principles/environmental science ie) are known to be less challenging. Physics C, AP Chem, Multivariate Calc...these are the challenges. He can build a challenging schedule with AP classes.

[Anonymous]

For those interested in learning more - I found these slides online from the recent info session held at the Germantown Campus (where the Cybersecurity and the Computer Science options are offered):
https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/high-school/early-college-infosession-2018-gt.pdf

[Anonymous]

Has anyone who expressed interest in the program received notification back whether they are officially eligible to apply? The date given to hear back was Dec. 7 but we have seen nothing in the mail or via email.

[Anonymous]

To the original poster: Have you gathered any more information about this program? Got in touch with anyone who started the program last year?
Anyone else considering this option? Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would it be possible to take an art elective at MC, to fulfill the MCPS high school degree requirement? The offerings at our school are limited for non-musicians. Thank you.

Course designations in MC for MCPS can be found at this link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ioH1EHiOHwCyEZsm7caNYS_A5avqM23PWoKTFvW0tk/edit#gid=0
It seems like there's only three classes that give Fine Arts credits: ISTD 173 (Integrated Arts), MUSC 117 (World Music), and MUSC 131 (American Popular Music).