Prince George’s Community College at Joint Base Andrews
Entering the base
You must have a Long-Term Badge to enter the base to get to your classroom. Refer to the Base Access Procedures addresses base access. Call the Joint Base Andrews office of Prince George’s Community College at 301-981-5949 or 301-546-0778 if you have questions.
If you already have a military ID, you may use it to enter the base and do not need to get a Long-Term Badge.
This process also applies if you are teaching an accelerated class. Call us several days in advance of your class start time. Follow the same procedure as mentioned above to get your Long-Term Badge.
General information
The Prince George's Community College office at Joint Base Andrews is located at 1413 Arkansas Road in Maryland.
Office hours are 10:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; and 11:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays.
Fridays, the office opens at 11:00 a.m. and closes at 4:00 p.m.
The office is NOT open on Saturdays.
Classroom assignments are not complete until the week before classes begin. We try to honor special room requests, but must consider class size and other factors when assigning rooms.
Parking
Parking is free.
Inclement weather policy
Prince George’s Community College at Joint Base Andrews follows the main campus for cancellation of classes due to weather or other emergencies.
Please sign up for the Owl Alert system, which will send a text message to your phone about closings, delays, and emergencies. Or listen to local radio and television stations for information.
Children or guests in the classroom
Children are not permitted in any of the classrooms or labs. This is at the direction of the Base Education Office and is strictly enforced.
Guest speakers must go through the base access process and speak with the Program Director. Please plan well in advance.
Duplicating
Our copier collates and staples for up to 40 copies.
Ask staff to give you the departmental copier code. It is different from the campus copier code.
Please arrange for reproductions of large quantities of materials through your department on the Largo campus.
The office copier is NOT for student use.
Inter-office mail
Incoming and outgoing mail from/to campus is transported every Tuesday and Thursday, typically between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
Anything that arrives for you from campus or information from the Joint Base Andrews Program Director is brought to your classroom by the night monitor prior to the start of class.
Night monitor/aide
The night monitor, contracted by the Base Education Office, brings your requested AV equipment and mail to your classroom, makes sure your room is set up, and performs other custodial duties.
The monitor can be found in Room 102 in Building 1413 during class hours, and can also be reached by phone at 202-486-0864.
Audio-visual equipment
All classrooms in Building 1413 have Internet and MS Office Suite (Word and Power Point) on instructor computers. These computers are connected to smart boards for large visual displays. All classrooms have smart boards with built-in projectors.
Flat screen TVs with remote/DVD capability are available in nearly all of the classrooms. Please make sure that your videos are on DVD. Storage space dictates that there is only one TV/VCR per building, so it is first come, first served.
Call at least a day in advance (301-546-0778/0779) to reserve portable AV equipment. You may reserve equipment for the entire semester at one time. Equipment available: one TV/VCR, and two to three overhead projectors (for acetate sheets).
DO NOT WRITE ON THE smart boards with dry erase markers! Special pens are available and an instructional binder is in each room. The smart boards are also touch sensitive, so you may touch the board directly or use the mouse. Ask for assistance from the PGCC computer lab technician (located in Room 111 in Building 1413).
Computer lab
The open lab is in Room 113 in Building 1413. It is available for use by faculty and students during the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
Please read through your e-mail before class, particularly if there is a memo from the Program Director, since it could be timely information that needs to be conveyed to your students. Often it is base information that may be critical to know before the next class meeting.
Library facilities
Access to the Prince George's Community College library resources is through the computers in the college's open computer lab, located next to the administrative office.
Remote access guides are available, as well as multiple reference guides in several academic areas.
Prince George’s Community College also has a partnership with the Prince George's County Memorial Library system to ensure that students can access the resources and support they need for research projects.
The campus librarian is the primary contact for instructors. Call 301-546-0471 for information and assistance.
Faculty information cards
Every semester, faculty members are asked to fill out a brief information card with contact information in case of an emergency. Please indicate on the card if you want this information given out to students who are trying to reach you. If you do not provide contact information, they will be referred to your department on campus.
Bring the faculty information card to Room 111 in Building 1413. It takes only a minute to fill out. If the office is closed, slip the card under the door.
Class meeting times
Please observe published class hours.
Use the "Class Meeting in Other Than Assigned Classroom" form (available in our office) to notify us if your class will be canceled, moved to a different site, or if you will not be able to have your class meeting during the regular time.
The Program Director notifies your department if you do not show up for class.
Final exams are to be given during the last scheduled class meeting. Prince George’s Community College classes at Joint Base Andrews do not follow the exam schedule published in the schedule of classes.
Audio-visual requests
If you have ordered films from Media Services, please return them to our office, Room 111. You may also tell us if you need them picked up at the end of the night, and the night monitor will pick them up and bring them to our office for safe keeping. We send them to campus through the interoffice mail system.
Do not leave things in the classrooms unless you have notified us to have the night monitor pick them up. Military groups use the classrooms during the day, so be sure to take all of your belongings with you at the end of the class session.
Although some of these requests may seem trivial, permission to use military classroom space may be rescinded if Prince George's Community College does not comply.
The night monitor will make sure that classrooms are orderly at the beginning of class. Please leave the room in an orderly manner at the end of the evening.
Erase your boards at the end of class.
No eating or drinking in the classroom. Eating and drinking may be done during class breaks in the foyer or outdoors during nice weather.
Building 1413 has snack machines.
The night monitor is responsible for washing the dry erase boards and clearing trash.
We will provide dry erase pens and erasers. Please notify us if you need anything.
Smoking is NOT permitted in any of the buildings. Use designated areas outside. Use butt cans provided.
We do not have custodial services each night like the main campus. We ask that rooms be ready for use by the military in the morning.
Joint Base Andrews Center Staff
Ms. Samantha Thompson, Extension Center Support Specialist
Mr. Anton Williams, Computer Technician (part-time, evenings, M-Th only)
Class Schedules