Montgomery Scholars Program (Montgomery College)
The Montgomery Scholars Program is a rigorous two-year program of Rockville Campus within the Honors Program system of Montgomery College in Maryland, United States. The program is intended to offer selected incoming Montgomery County, Maryland high school graduates a holistic learning experience, spanning from an interdisciplinary humanities core in freshman (first) year to a Capstone research project during sophomore (second) year. The program also provides an almost fully funded study-abroad trip for all of its students, an unusual feature among community colleges. Many scholars have successfully transferred to prominent colleges and universities on graduation.
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