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A Community Investment in Student Success

Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) is a collaborative effort among Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College and the Universities at Shady Grove, designed to provide students with a seamless and supportive pathway to a bachelor’s degree.

Naing Oak

My parents–they’re immigrants. They don’t really know how the college process works. So having a program like this is really beneficial to someone who is completely in the dark.

Naing Oak
Cliff White Image

I wanted to be able to give these young people an opportunity because I think there are so many high school students who don’t fully understand the value of a college education–and it’s just because no one in their families has had the college experience. ACES does help to level the playing field for them.

Cliff White

I like to think of ACES as my second family. I am thankful for the support and guidance of my mentors and the friendships I have made. Choosing the USG campus to complete my bachelor’s degree is one of the best decisions I have made. Students leave the USG campus with the academic skills and real-world experiences needed for successful careers.

Jathselle Pierre-Louis

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Featured News

March 5, 2020 – Welcome to ACES Orientation – Montgomery College Rockville Campus

6–8 p.m. Montgomery College Rockville Campus Theatre Arts Building A session for new families to learn about the ACES program,…

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March 17, 2020 – Welcome to ACES Orientation – Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus

6–8 p.m. Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Cultural Arts Center A session for new families to learn about the…

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March 19, 2020 – Welcome to ACES Orientation – Montgomery College Germantown Campus

6–8 p.m. Montgomery College Germantown Campus High Technology and Science Center, Globe Hall A session for new families to learn…

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March 5th 2020 – Montgomery College Is Now an Achieving the Dream School

Montgomery College has been selected to participate in the national initiative Achieving the Dream (ATD). ATD is a national reform…

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Ludivine Kom Liapoe

Ludivine Kom Liapoe, Montgomery College Student, General Studies Major

ACES has helped make me who I am. Without ACES, I would not have been able to go to college.…

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Tasneem Islam

Tasneem Islam, University of MD College Park, Public Health Science

I am a first-generation college student in the Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success (ACES) program. ACES has helped guide me…

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Events

March 5, 2020 – Welcome to ACES Orientation – Montgomery College Rockville Campus

6–8 p.m. Montgomery College Rockville Campus Theatre Arts Building A session for new families to learn about the ACES program,…

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March 17, 2020 – Welcome to ACES Orientation – Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus

6–8 p.m. Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus Cultural Arts Center A session for new families to learn about the…

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March 19, 2020 – Welcome to ACES Orientation – Montgomery College Germantown Campus

6–8 p.m. Montgomery College Germantown Campus High Technology and Science Center, Globe Hall A session for new families to learn…

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March 5th 2020 – Montgomery College Is Now an Achieving the Dream School

Montgomery College has been selected to participate in the national initiative Achieving the Dream (ATD). ATD is a national reform…

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