Editing Montgomery College (section)

===Montgomery Junior College===
The current college was organized in 1946 as '''Montgomery Junior College''', with its campus located at the [[Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School]].<ref name= new>Donnell, Thomas J. O. (September 11, 1946). "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/538847684/24EF5CDCC5D41B3PQ/2 6 New Junior Colleges in State to Open: Tuition Fee Presents Problem In Establishing Any In City]". ''The Baltimore Sun''. p. 28.</ref> Its first [[dean (education)|dean]] was Hugh G. Price.<ref>{{cite newsletter |last1=Strasser |first1=William C. Jr. |title=Montgomery College in Its Formative Years, 1946-1979 |work=The Montgomery County Story |date=August 1992 |volume=35 |issue=3 |url=https://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Vol35No3_MCStory.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://montgomeryhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Vol35No3_MCStory.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live |publisher=Montgomery County Historical Society |access-date=2021-03-04}}</ref><ref>"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/542853050/24EF5CDCC5D41B3PQ/1 Ex-Teacher Made Dean Of Junior College]". ''The Baltimore Sun''. May 31, 1946. p. 8.</ref> The first day of class was held on September 16, 1946.<ref name= new/> During its first school year, it had about 175 students.<ref name= new/>

In 1950, the college moved to Takoma Park, absorbing the Bliss Electrical School<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni7oUp43LgM Bliss Electrical School Reunion]". YouTube.</ref><ref name= experts>"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/152257252/24EF5CDCC5D41B3PQ/145 Experts Meet To Revise Junior College]". ''The Washington Post''. August 15, 1950. p. 8.</ref> 
Previously, Montgomery Junior College could only hold evening classes because the high school used the building for its classes during the day, but with the acquisition of Bliss School of Electricity's building, Montgomery Junior College began holding daytime classes as well.<ref name="star_19500804">{{cite news |title=New Home for Montgomery Junior College (photo caption)|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-08-04/ed-1/seq-25/ |access-date=2021-03-03 |publisher=[[The Washington Star|Washington Evening Star]] |date=1950-08-04 |via=[[Chronicling America]]}}</ref><ref name= age>"[https://www.proquest.com/docview/152212173/24EF5CDCC5D41B3PQ/148 Montgomery Junior College Coming of Age]". ''The Washington Post''. August 27, 1950. p. L3.</ref> The first day of classes at the new location began on October 2, 1950.<ref name= age/> At the time, it was segregated, with an enrollment of over 500 students.  The newly established [[George Washington Carver High School (Rockville, Maryland)|Carver Junior College]] in Rockville was expected to have 40 African-Americans enrolled, but only 19 managed to show up, due both to problems in finding transportation to school and the cost of tuition.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lack of Transit Hampers Negro Junior College |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-10-03/ed-1/seq-21/#searchType=advanced&words=Lack+of+Transit+Hampers+Negro+Junior+College |access-date=March 6, 2020 |work=[[The Washington Star|Washington Evening Star]] |date=October 3, 1950 |via=[[Chronicling America]]}}</ref>

The Rockville campus of Montgomery College opened in September 1965,<ref>Filson, Susan (December 10, 1965). "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/142505249/24EF5CDCC5D41B3PQ/1265 1550 'Make Do' on MJC's New Campus]". ''The Washington Post''. p. B13.</ref> and the Germantown campus opened in early 1970s, occupying its present permanent site since 1978. Montgomery College also offers learning opportunities through its extensive Workforce Development and [[Continuing education]] programs.