Montgomery College Commencement 2019
Montgomery College celebrated the class of 2019 in commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 17, 2019. Graduates from the College’s three campuses in Montgomery County, Md., Germantown, Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring, along with apprenticeship graduates in the Workforce Development and Continuing Education programs, were honored. The ceremonies took place on the Rockville Campus. Of note, one graduate first began taking credit courses at Montgomery College in 1976, over 70 percent of the graduates are nonwhite, about 54 percent graduated from Montgomery County Public Schools, and approximately 57 percent of 2019 graduates are female.
The 2019 commencement speaker was Sheila Johnson, co-founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts and vice chairman of Monumental Sports and Entertainment. The ceremony also recognized four remarkable people in our community with honorary degrees: Ms. Mindi Jacobson, executive director, FutureLink; Mrs. Catherine Leggett, senior vice president of human resources, International City/County Management Association; the Honorable Isiah Leggett, former Montgomery County executive; and Mr. Elias Woldu, entrepreneur and community activist. The College will also recognized the full-time faculty member of the year, part-time faculty member of the year, and staff member of the year.
COMMENCEMENT 2019: FACTS AND FIGURES
One candidate for this year’s graduation first began taking credit courses in fall 1976.
The average age for Associate Degree recipients is expected to be 26; the average age for Certificate recipients should be about 33.
More than half (about 54 percent) of the graduates are products of a Montgomery County public high school.
Diversity: Over 70 percent of the graduates are nonwhite - about 12 percent Asian, 25 percent Black, 24 percent Hispanic, and 24 percent white; the remainder will be comprised of Native American/Alaska Natives, students categorized as foreign, students who are multi-racial, Hawaiian-Pacific Islanders, or Unknown.
This year's graduates who were not born in this country are likely to come from between 110 and 115 different countries, with the largest numbers coming from Ethiopia, Cameroon, El Salvador, China, and Peru.
More than half (57 percent) of the estimated graduates are female.
About 24 percent of the year’s projected number of graduates will have taken at least one course in Workforce Development and Continuing Education while they were pursuing their Degree or Certificate.
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