Maryland Archive
Allegheny College of Maryland (ACM) opened in 1961 as a two-year public college. The College offers over 90 associate degree programs, certificates, and letters of recognition. It also has over 35 associate degree transfer programs designed to let students easily …
Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) opened in 1961 with 270 students. Today, AACC enrolls over 53,000 students each year in credit and non-credit programs. The school has a main campus in Arnold, and sites at Arundel Mills in Hanover, and …
In 1947, Baltimore Junior College was founded to provide education to veterans returning from World War II. It was originally part of the Baltimore City Public School System. In 1967, restructuring brought it under the City of Baltimore, and changed …
Bowie State University (BSU) first began as Baltimore Normal School in 1865, which was created by the Baltimore Association for the Moral and Educational Improvement of Colored People. It began receiving state funding in 1872, and was eventually taken over …
Cecil College (CC) opened its doors in 1968 to serve Cecil County and the surrounding area. The College is open admission and offers associate degrees and certificates, transfer programs, and continuing education. There are more than 100 different associate degree …
Chesapeake College (CC) was Maryland’s first regional community college, and began admitting students in 1967. The first students attended classes held in the Queen Anne’s County High School in Centreville. The campus in Wye Mills opened in 1969. The College …
Notre Dame of Maryland University (NDMU) first opened in 1873 as a Catholic women’s elementary and high school. It became the College of Notre Dame of Maryland in 1895. The College was the first Catholic women’s college that offered a …
The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) was established as Charles County Community College in 1958. It expanded its services throughout the area in the 1970s and 1980s, and was officially renamed to CSM in 2000. CSM has campuses in La …
The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) first held classes in 1957 as Catonsville Community College. Catonsville was combined with Essex Community College and Dundalk Community College in 1998 to become the Community College of Baltimore County. CCBC has campuses …
Coppin State University (CSU) was initially begun in 1900 as a one year teaching school in conjunction with a local high school. In 1902 it expanded to a two year program, and in 1909 it was separated from the high …
Frederick Community College (FCC) began in 1957. It first began operating out of Frederick High School in the evenings, and then moved to a location on North Market Street. In 1970, it moved to its current location on Opossumtown Pike. …
Harford Community College (HCC) began educating students in 1957. The College enrolls over 9500 students each year in credit programs and over 1000 in non-credit programs. The main campus is in Bel Air, and it has the Aberdeen Proving Ground …
Howard Community College (HCC) opened its doors to students in 1970. It is Maryland’s 14th community college, and enrolls over 10,000 students in credit programs and over 17,000 in continuing education. One quarter of all high school graduates in Howard …
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) was started in 1876, the result of an endowment from a wealthy railroad investor. The University enrolls nearly 7000 students each year and offers 50 major courses of study. Besides the main campus, the University has …
Takoma Park/Silver Spring (TP/SS) is one of the campuses of Montgomery College (MC). There are also campuses in Germantown and Rockville. Montgomery College was founded in 1946, and held its first classes in a local high school. The College now …
Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) has been educating students since 1958. The College enrolls over 37,000 students each year in over 60 programs of study. It has a main campus in Largo, and has extension centers at the University Town …
Salisbury University (SU) opened as a two year college in 1925. In 1935, it was given the authorization to award bachelor’s degrees, and it began awarding master’s degrees in 1962. SU is a member of the University System of Maryland, …
Stevenson University (SU) began as Villa Julie College, a medical-secretarial training school, in 1947. It was a Catholic institution, and remained affiliated with the Catholic Church until 1967, when it became an independent school. It became co-ed in 1972, and …
Towson University (TU) began in 1866 in Baltimore as the State Normal School. In 1915 the school moved to Towson, and the name was changed in 1935 to the State Teachers College at Towson. In 1963 it became Towson State …
The Uniformed Services University (USU) of the Health Sciences has been referred to as the “West Point of Medicine.” The roots of the program began in World War II, but the idea didn’t become a reality until the 1970s when …
The University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMB,UMAB) was founded in 1807. The University has seven schools that educate the majority of the state’s graduates in health care fields, such as nursing, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and social work. The University enrolls …
Washington Adventist University (WAU) was started in 1904 as the Washington Training Institute. Its name was changed to Washington Foreign Mission Seminary in 1907, and then Washington Missionary College in 1914. In 1933 the lower division of the College became …
