College Program Boosts Biotechs

The presidents of Montgomery College and the University of Maryland, College Park, signed an agreement Wednesday that officials say will help local biotechnology companies find more recruits in a burgeoning industry. The agreement sets the stage for allowing students to take four years of coursework for biotechnology programs at the Montgomery College-Germantown Campus but earn a bachelor's degree in life sciences from the University of Maryland. The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, run by the University of Maryland, would provide services for students in the program.