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For undergraduates, Maryland residents constituted 93% of enrollees at community colleges, 76.5% at public four-year institutions, and 54.4% at independent universities and colleges. [5] Universities and colleges in Maryland with regional accreditation are accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. [6] Maryland state flag
Baltimore City College, known colloquially as City, City College, and B.C.C., is a college preparatory school with a liberal arts focus and selective admissions criteria located in Baltimore, Maryland. [5] Opened in October 1839, B.C.C. is the third-oldest active public high school in the United States. [6]
Goucher College (/ ˈ ɡ aʊ tʃ ə r / ⓘ GOW-chər) is a private liberal arts college in Towson, Maryland.Founded in 1885 as a non-denominational women's college in Baltimore's central district, the college is named for pastor and missionary John F. Goucher, who enlisted local leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church to establish the school's charter. [5]
The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public university system in the U.S. state of Maryland.The system is composed of the eleven campuses at College Park, Baltimore County, Baltimore, Princess Anne, Towson, Salisbury, Bowie, Frostburg, Hagerstown, Rockville, Cambridge, and Adelphi, along with four regional higher education centers located throughout the state.
Baltimore City Community College dates its origins to the Baltimore Junior College (BJC), founded as part of the Baltimore City Public Schools system in 1947 to provide post-high school education for returning World War II (1939/1941–1945) veteran soldiers and officers known as the Veterans Institute and was the inspiration of Harry Bard, its later dominant president and alumnus of the BCC.
[7] [8] [9] [3] Established in 1840, St. Mary's College is an honors college that claims to "offer an experience similar to that of an elite liberal arts college". [10] With about 1,600 enrolled students, the institution offers bachelor's degrees in 21 disciplines, [ 3 ] as well as a master's program and certification programs.
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County [6] (UMBC) is a public research university in Catonsville, Maryland named after Baltimore County.It had a fall 2022 enrollment of 13,991 students, [7] 61 undergraduate majors, over 92 graduate programs (38 master, 25 doctoral, and 29 graduate certificate programs) and the first university research park in Maryland. [8]
Capitol Technology University (formerly Capitol College) is a private university in South Laurel, Maryland, [6] near Washington, DC. The university was founded in 1927 as the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute by a former US Navy Radioman .