HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE D-9

10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044-3197
Tel: (410)772-4800
Admissions: (410)772-4856
Fax: (410)772-4589
E-mail: mamiller@ccm.howardcc.edu
Web Site: http://www.howardcc.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1966. Setting: 122-acre suburban campus with easy access to Baltimore and Washington, DC. Endowment: $2 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $3657 per student. Total enrollment: 6,711. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 18:1. Students come from 4 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 21% black, 10% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 43% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs. Off campus study. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, cardiovascular technology, Rouse scholars program, EMT-P. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required for some: essay, high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, 2 recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $15. Area resident tuition: $3000 full-time, $100 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $5490 full-time, $183 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $6840 full-time, $228 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $408 full-time, $13.60 per credit part-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 16 open to all. Most popular organizations: Secretarial Club, Nursing Club, Black Leadership Organization, student newspaper, Student Government Association. Major annual events: Fall Cookout, Spring Fling, Weekly Block Time. Student services: personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. Howard Community College Library with 40,380 books, 1,201 serials, 6,253 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $550,260. 750 computers available on campus for general student use. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Columbia, a planned city of 100,000, was designed as a community of village centers. Small lakes, parks, and bicycle paths add charm and access to the outdoors. Situated between two major cities, Baltimore and Washington, there is quick access to transportation facilities at airports and rail stations. The Columbia Mall provides major shopping facilities, and each village center complements the mall with supermarkets and convenience stores. The college serves as a cultural center in the county and hosts a variety of concerts, stage productions and cultural activities in its theatre.