Academic Master Plan 2025-2029
Throughout Academic Year 2025, members of the College community envisioned and created
the new Academic Master Plan 2025-2029 (PDF, 
) . Surveys, focus groups, roundtables, and conversations with governance have produced
a plan that reflects on how the Academic Affairs Division will strengthen foundational
elements and accelerate our path toward enrollment growth and program development
in the future. This plan is focused on the experience and outcomes of those we are
here to serve: our students. The Academic Master Plan 2025-2029 document is linked
on this page as a soft launch for members of the College community to preview and
enjoy. A collegewide launch of the Academic Master Plan 2025-2029 will occur when
faculty return for the start of the new academic year.
At a glance, Montgomery College’s Academic Master Plan 2025-2029 charts the path forward for academic excellence, equity, and innovation. Built through cross-college collaboration among students, faculty, staff, and administration, this Plan is grounded in our shared mission to serve the educational needs of our diverse student body and community. It serves as a compass for aligning our academic priorities with the Strategic Plan, the Student Enrollment Plan, and the Integrated Marketing Plan. This AMP is a foundational guide and a living document, signaling the beginning of a continuous cycle of implementation, evaluation, and institutional growth in the service of our students and all residents of Montgomery County.
Broadly, this Plan looks to eliminate access barriers—to educational programs, to transfer institutions, and to present and future careers. Specifically, we look to improve retention and completion rates by streamlining and clarifying program pathways, by accelerating students’ average time-to-degree completion, and preparing the institution to serve Montgomery College students of tomorrow. The highlighted feature of the Plan is the centering of all our efforts on the student experience, student learning, and new opportunities for students beyond MC.
As a continuation of efforts from the prior Academic Master Plan, the Academic Affairs Division will continue to deepen and strengthen programmatic relationship to bring together credit and noncredit programs, making strategic moves that expand access to credentials, promote program completion, and respond to critical workforce needs in Montgomery County.
The Academic Affairs Leadership Team looks forward to sharing the Plan and having conversations about initiatives and implementation that engage faculty, staff and administrators in the division. We are excited about the opportunities presented in these goals and initiatives, and we believe our students and communities will benefit long into the future.
View the Academic Master Plan 2025–2029