Montgomery County

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Location

Montgomery County is Maryland's most populous jurisdiction as well as its most affluent.  It borders Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and is 34 miles southwest of Baltimore.  It has easy access to I-270, I-95 and I-495.

Major Employers

• COMSAT
• Department of Energy
• Food and Drug Administration
• IBM
• Loral
• Marriott International, Inc.
• Martin Marietta
• National Institutes of  Health
• National Intsitute of Standards
• Naval Surface Warfare Center
• Naval Ship Research and Development Center

Colleges & Universities

• Montgomery Community College
• Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Center
• University of Maryland - Montgomery County Campus

Public School System

• 123 Elementary Schools
• 19 Intermediate
• 28 High Schools

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