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.

Montgomery College graduation

ACES students in a classroom setting

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ACES Staff

Our esteemed collaborators in fostering student success

Montgomery County Public Schools

Recognizing Promise in Our Students

The mission of ACES is to increase success for underrepresented students through a regional, accessible, structured, and supportive pathway to college access and completion. ACES provides intensive case management and builds career readiness skills and competencies from high school through the completion of an associate’s and bachelor’s degree fostering a successful entry into the regional workforce.