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Montgomery College requests $499.7 million in CIP; county executive recommends $445.3 million

Montgomery County Council Education & Culture Committee · January 31, 2026
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Montgomery College asked the Education & Culture Committee to support a $499.7 million capital-improvements program that prioritizes Rockville theater arts, deferred maintenance and IT modernization; the county executive recommended $445.3 million. College leaders stressed enrollment growth and an aggressive East County timeline.

Montgomery College asked the Montgomery County Council's Education & Culture Committee to back a $499,700,000 capital improvement program request in a presentation that framed the projects as essential to workforce training and student access.

College representatives told the committee the request includes three new or substantially expanded projects: a college-wide security system, a capital asset management system (one-time funding), and a college-wide road and parking repairs program. Doug Prouty, senior legislative analyst, summarized the request and said the county executive recommended a $445,300,000 CIP for the college, a reduction from the…

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