Montgomery College Middle

College at NorthwoodPreparing students for their future

Through a combination of Advanced Placement tests and Montgomery College classes students have the opportunity to earn an associates degree – 60 transferable credits – while completing their high school diploma – at Northwood High School.

Common-place program throughout the country, offered at only 2 high schools in MCPS.

Application-Only Program without the application

Through electives available at Montgomery College in 12th grade, there are four core pathways a student may take to complete the credits for an associates degree while in high school.

Check out our website to for access to Montgomery College information on the 4 core pathways. http://www.tinyurl.com/northwoodmc2

9th Grade - AP US History with AP support course (Digital Literacy)

10th Grade - AP US Government and Politics; AP Psychology; Second semester of grade 10 Northwood MC2 students are the only 10th grade students who can take an MC course – MUSC 117 World Music, or MUSC 131 American Popular Music.

Summer between 10th and 11th Students take Health 105 online, and an MC elective if they choose, or a semester of tech class to fulfill the MCPS diploma requirement.

11th Grade - AP Literature, AP World History, AP Biology or AP Chemistry and some may take AP Calculus. In addition students take 2 MC classes taught AT NORTHWOOD in the fall, SOCY 100 and COMM 108, and 2 in the spring, BIOL 111 and ARTT 200.

Summer between 11th and 12th students may choose to take an MC elective or a pre-requisite in order to take 200 level classes in their chosen core area. There is also the opportunity to take MC courses to make up for AP scores that did not earn credit.

12th Grade - AP English Language, then students leave Northwood each day to take classes on the campus at Montgomery College. (Ride On is free with MC student ID.)

Students travel in a cohort through their years at Northwood without being excluded from the school as a whole. It is a smaller learning community of peers with a similar focus – To complete an associates degree and have greater access to college.

How do I get into the MC2 program at Northwood?

How it is possible to obtain an associates degree while in high school:

Here is the whole 4 year plan. The next pages will detail each year.

Most student begin the program with Advanced Placement United States History in 9th grade. It is accompanied by Digital Literacy – an AP support class to develop writing skills.

Students in band or chorus may need to take PE in 12th

grade.

10th grade students take 2 Advanced Placement courses – Psychology and United States Government and Politics.

In the fall they will take the ACCUPLACER test, the placement test for Montgomery College to earn scores needed to be eligible to take classes.

In the second semester students take MUSC 117 or 131, their first MC class. It is taught at Northwood on alternating days with AP Psychology.

In the summer students take MC HLTH 105 for both MC and MCPS health credit.

11th grade is a rigorous year. Students take Advanced Placement English Literature & Composition, World History, and either Biology or Chemistry. They may also take Advanced Placement Calculus AB or BC depending on their math level.

They also take 2 Montgomery College classes on alternating days (mo-we and tu-th) each semester for a total of 12 credits.

In the summer before 12th

grade most students will take pre-requisites for upper level classes to ensure that they are able to meet the 200 level credit requirement of the core subject area that they choose.

Students may also take MC courses to make up for Advanced Placement scores that were not high enough to earn credit.

12th grade students take Advanced Placement English Language and Composition. They may also take Phys Ed or other high school credits they need if they decided to take other electives in previous years.

Then they go to a Montgomery College campus, typically Takoma Park or Rockville, to take the courses they select to complete their core credits.

How it is possible to obtain an Associates degree while in high school:

Approximate Tuition: Middle College versus Traditional Tuition

ProgramRequired Years After

High SchoolTotal Tuition and Fees

for DegreeUMCPBachelor’s Degree

4 $39,984

MCAssociate DegreeUMCPBachelor’s Degree

4 $29, 448

MC at Middle CollegeAssociate DegreeUMCPBachelor’s Degree

2 $23,936

Cost to student including instructional materials

$6,488.00

Cost to student receiving *MCPS & MC financial assistance including

instructional materials*AGI $60,000 or less

$3000.00

Cost of tuition, fees and textbooks to student in 10th grade

$602.00

Cost of tuition, fees and textbooks to student in 11th grade $2070.00

Cost of tuition, fees and textbooks to student in 12th grade

$3816.00$6488.00

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How do I get into the MC2 program at Northwood?