Community Health Worker Certification

Montgomery College offers a Maryland State Department of Health new window approved Community Health Worker (CHW) Certification. This certificate combines four 3-credit Health Science courses (HLTH 105, HLTH 160, HLTH 225, and HLTH 298) along with a 1-credit 40-hour practicum experiential learning course. Upon completing this program, participants will be qualified to apply for the CHW Certification. The program is based on the Germantown Campus, but can be completed mostly virtually!

Review the following steps to earn your CHW as part of the Community Health Program Degree, as a stackable credential or with any major here at MC, or attend MC to earn the CHW certification.

5 steps to earn your way to a CHW Certification:

1. Register as a MC student.
Students should register in the Community Health Program 186A

2. Search the Class Schedule new window to choose in-person or virtual options
CHW certification course requirements:

• HLTH 105 new window: Personal and Community Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 160 new window: The Science and Theory of Health (3 credits)
• HLTH 225 new window: Introduction to Health Behaviors (3 credits)
• HLTH 298 new window: Global Health Capstone (3 credits)
  • Only offered in the Spring semesters
  • Prerequisites: HLTH160 and HLTH225
• HLTH 297 new window: 40-hour practicum (1 credit)
  • Only offered in the Spring semesters
  • Prerequisites: HLTH160 and HLTH225; Corequisite: HLTH298

3. Paying for College/Tuition and Financial Aid new window
Earning the CHW certification at MC you get all the perks as a College student! Search for tuition rates, financial aid, and scholarship opportunities.

4. Community Health Worker Certification Application new window
Once you have taken all 5 required courses and have your completed certification, sign up here for official registration as a CHW.

5. Community Health Worker Renewal  new window
Come back to MC to earn continuing education credits for free to renew your CHW certification.