Legislative briefing of the Maryland State Legislature's Ways and Means Committee by the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC) on January 25, 2017.
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Maryland - 16 Community Colleges Strong
1. Presentation to the House Ways & Means Committee
January 25, 2017
Bernard J. Sadusky, Ed.D.
Executive Director
2. 1. Allegany College of Maryland
2. Anne Arundel Community College
3. Baltimore City Community College
4. Community College of Baltimore County
5. Carroll Community College
6. Cecil College
7. Chesapeake College
8. College of Southern Maryland
9. Frederick Community College
10. Garrett College
11. Hagerstown Community College
12. Harford Community College
13. Howard Community College
14. Montgomery College
15. Prince George’s Community College
16. Wor-Wic Community College
3. Credit Student
• Undergraduate Enrollment – 45% of all Students in Maryland = 130,184
• FY15 Transfer Student = 11,603
• Recent High School Graduates attending Community Colleges = 23%
• Maryland Residents = 95%
• Average Age = 25
• Attends Classes Part-time = 65%
Diversity of our Students
White – 47 % Non-White 53 %
- African American 29%
- Hispanic 9%
- Asian 5 %
- Other 10%
Female – 58% - Male 42 %
8. Addressing Affordability
- Dual Enrollment discounts a family’s cost towards tuition.
7,042 students are currently enrolled with an average savings to parents of $199 per course.
With Dual Enrollment, a minimum of $ 1.4 million is saved in tuition dollars by Maryland residents.
9. with 2 additional programs being introduced this year
Early Middle College Programs
These programs provide early college access as stand-alone high schools within our colleges.
Students simultaneously earn a high school diploma, and either an associate degree,
or up to 60 transferable college credits
Early College General Studies STEMM Technical Middle College Programs
Early College: Cybersecurity
Early College: STEM
Academy of Health Sciences
Information Technology Early College
10. Millions of ’s saved in tuition through our Promise Programs
Allegany College
Garrett College
Hagerstown Community College (Washington County)
Wor-Wic (Wicomico County)
(Plus 2 new programs emerging next year)
11. $10,000 for a 4 year Degree
Prince George’s Public Schools
Prince George’s Community College
University of Maryland University College
12. • The Maryland WorkSmart Program is a joint initiative of the Maryland
Association of Community Colleges and the Maryland Department of
Commerce. WorkSmart offers Maryland businesses an array of
customized, relevant workforce training solutions. By leveraging the
strengths of the Maryland community college network, we will
identify or create a workforce training model specific to your needs.
• Training takes place at Maryland WorkSmart centers located at every
community college across the state or onsite at your business
location.
ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR BUSINESSES TRAINING NEEDS
13. • Allegany City Information Technology Division Allegany City Library
• Boyd & Dowgiallo
• Dept. of Energy
• Baltimore County Public Schools (Cohorts)
• CARROLL COUNTY GOVERNMENT
• Union Hospital
• Chesapeake Region Safety Council
• Realtors Federal Credit Union
• Re/Max
……………………………………………………………….TO NAME JUST A FEW
1,000 of training contracts
14. Challenges Faced
Adequate funding - Expedite Cade
$ 6.5 Million in Tuition Waivers
Local Funding
A Adequate facilities
Investment in technology