UMUC will be located in the same building with Prince George'sCommunity College, which recently opened a new 14,000 sf degreecenter offering more than 60 credit and 25 noncredit courses.

In Prince George's Metro Building 3, located at 6525 BelcrestRd., Prince George's Metro Center has partnered with the PrinceGeorge's County Economic Development Corporation and the Universityof Maryland Technical Advancement Program to sponsor the TechnologyGrowth Center. This center offers affordable office space fortechnology companies. TGC companies have access to the Universityof UMUC is a degree-granting institution within the University ofMaryland system, serving more than 70,000 adult part-time studentsworldwide, including some 40,000 students who attend classesthrough the Internet.

Maryland's faculty, students, libraries, laboratories, andequipment, and can obtain business assistance through the EDC.Since TGC opened in February. Eleven companies have leasedspace.