Current Students
In addition to academic coaching services at no cost, students who are enrolled at MC and actively meeting with their Academic Coach have access to other benefits, including:
Academic Supplies
Limited academic supplies such as academic calculators, writing utensils, planners, notebooks, and other academic supplies are available each term. Contact your embedded or personal Academic Coach or stop by the ATPA Academic Coaching Commons (RV SB 101) for more information.
Conferences and Events
Students active in ATPA are regularly sponsored to attend conferences and events such as:
- Annual Student Retreat (fall)
- Maryland Male Students of Color Summit (fall)
- Montgomery County Women's Legislative Briefing (winter)
- Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities HSInnovators Student Leadership Track (spring)
- Annual End-of-Year Celebration (spring)
Loaner Laptops
MC's Laptop Loaner Program offers access to essential technology resources to help you succeed in your studies here at MC. The Digital Learning Centers have a limited number of laptops available to any MC student registered in credit-bearing courses. Additional laptops may be available for currently enrolled and active with a personal Academic Coach taking either credit or non-credit courses.
To request a laptop, please visit the MC Laptop Loaner Program page and complete the online request form.
After your ATPA status is verified and if laptops are still available, you’ll receive confirmation and available times and locations to pick up your laptop. If you have any questions about the MC Laptop Loaner Program, please contact dlcenter@montgomerycollege.edu.
NOTE: Your eligibility to receive a laptop loaner and to keep it semester-to-semester while enrolled depends on your active participation in the Achieving the Promise Academy. To fulfill program requirements, you must meet with your personal Academic Coach regularly, participate in two Learning Community activities each semester, and satisfy other requirements in your personalized academic success plan for the semester.
Tuition and Book Voucher Assistance for Current ATPA Students
Tuition Assistance program overview (PDF, 
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Students enrolled in personal Academic Coaching can request tuition assistance if:
- They have completed one semester of personal Academic Coaching in the most recent fall or spring term.
- They have satisfied all program requirements including meeting with their coach as agreed upon, attending at least 2 workshops per semester (fall and spring), completing one Building Blocks Workshop since becoming an ATPA student.
- They have received grades of C, B, or A in each of their classes in the previous semester. Grades of D, F, W, or U, disqualify a student from consideration for tuition assistance. If a course was dropped or a grade of W was received, they must have been granted a refund on appeal. If a WC or IC was received, this does not affect eligibility.
Tuition assistance awards are based on eligibility for financial aid at MC, financial need, and availability of funds. To remain eligible for future tuition assistance from ATPA, students must maintain the above mentioned requirements during the semester in which they receive a tuition assistance award from the ATPA. Students must be registered for their course(s) prior to submitting their tuition assistance request unless they are majoring in nursing or other program that does not allow students to register until their grades are posted. In this case, students should fill in the courses they intend to take. Incomplete forms will not be reviewed.
Note: Students already holding degrees (BA, BS, BAS, MA, MS, or terminal degrees) who are taking pre-req classes at MC are not eligible for ATPA financial assistance.
For questions or assistance, please review the Tuition Assistance and Book Voucher Assistance Handout for Current ATPA Students with your ATPA Coach or contact atpa@montgomerycollege.edu.
The Winter/Spring Tuition Assistance application is now open.
Apply for Winter/Spring Tuition Assistance