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Universities at Shady Grove

Universities at Shady Grove
Type Public
Established 2000 (2000)
Parent institution
University System of Maryland
Location North Potomac, Maryland, United States
39°5′38.2″N 77°12′5.9″W / 39.093944°N 77.201639°W / 39.093944; -77.201639Coordinates: 39°5′38.2″N 77°12′5.9″W / 39.093944°N 77.201639°W / 39.093944; -77.201639
Website www.shadygrove.umd.edu

Established in fall 2000, the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) is a facility located in North Potomac, Maryland, United States (Rockville mailing address), that offers career-oriented higher education courses to residents of Montgomery County, Maryland and its surrounding region. The facility offers only third and fourth year undergraduate and graduate level courses which are provided by nine Maryland degree-granting institutions, each of which offers selected classes from their respective curricula.

USG’s mission is “To support and expand pathways to affordable, high-quality public higher education that meet the distinctive needs of the region and are designed to support workforce and economic development in the state; to achieve these goals through partnerships and collaborations with academic, business, public sector and community organizations that promote student success, high academic achievement and professional advancement.”

The collaborating institutions are:

The Universities at Shady Grove is a member of the University System of Maryland.



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