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Montgomery College seeks $499.7M in CIP; county executive recommends $445.3M
Summary
Montgomery College presented a $499.7 million six‑year CIP request focused on theater arts renovation, technology modernization and campus repairs; the county executive recommended $445.3 million and the council will ask the college for non‑recommended reductions to reconcile the gap.
Montgomery College told the Montgomery County Education & Culture Committee it is seeking $499,700,000 in the proposed capital improvement program, a package the county executive trimmed to $445,300,000. Doug Prouty, senior legislative analyst, said staff will ask the college for a list of non‑recommended reductions to align the college’s request with the executive’s recommendation.
President Williams emphasized the college’s enrollment gains and program needs. “We served 46,341 students, which is a 16% increase since FY '22,” he said, using that growth to justify investments in classrooms, labs and workforce programs. He asked the council to preserve the Theater Arts renovation and other projects that he characterized as academic, not ornamental.
College staff detailed three new capital projects in the request: a college‑wide security system, a capital asset management system, and campus road and parkland repairs, and noted $26,000,000 from fund balance has been invested in the CIP. The college said two of the new projects are one‑year efforts funded in FY27 and that some projects would shift funding sources (for example from GEO bonds to current revenue) under the executive’s recommendation.
Council members pressed the college on what was left unfunded by the executive’s reduction—about $54.5 million—and how the college would prioritize if full funding is not restored. The college said it has not submitted companion operating‑budget requests tied to increased square footage and intends to manage staffing and service ratios where possible.
Next steps: committee staff asked the college to return with a prioritized list of non‑recommended reductions and the committee said it will send a formal letter requesting that information.
