Community College 101 The Community College of Baltimore County

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Community College 101The Community College of
Baltimore County
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Why the Community College?

• The Perfect Place - to transition from high
  school to college with ease and confidence.
• Prepare - for the job market with a degree,
  certificate, or job training.
• Earn credits - to transfer toward a bachelors
  degree.

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Six Benefits of Community Colleges
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Higher Education Value for Lower Cost.

• 2,400.00 per year CCBC (Baltimore County
  resident).
• 7,300.00 average per year for a local public
  four-year college or university.
• (based on full-time enrollment)

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2. Learn the Answer to the Question What do you
want to be when you grow up?

• Access up-to-date career research information in
  the Career Development Center.
• Learn from professors who are active experts in
  their fields.
• Enroll in courses that will help to define career
  decisions.

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3. Discover the Right Fit.

• Serves a range of academic skills from Honors to
  developmental courses.
• Small class sizes for more individual attention.
• Learning communities, free tutoring and
  supplemental instruction to meet the interests
  and needs of all students.

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4. Transfer with Ease.

• CCBC offers ease of transfer to four
• year colleges and universities.
• Articulation Agreements
• ARTSYS (www.artweb.usmd.edu)

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5. Career Training and Community
Education(Continuing Education)

• Career training offers non-credit courses leading
  to certificates and job preparation.
• Courses are accessible, affordable, and
  short-term.

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6. Flexible Schedules.

• Credit and non-credit courses during the day,
  evening, weekend, and online.
• Students have choices for full or part-time
  enrollment.

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Pre-College Opportunities

• College Readiness
• Parallel Enrollment Program (PEP)
• Tech Prep Articulation

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Ease of Access

• CCBC is an open admission college
• Apply
• CCBC Instant Admissions in high schools
• Assess
• Placement Testing
• Advise
• Registration

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CCBC Contacts

• CCBC Catonsville
• Diane Drake
• 410-455-4392
• CCBC Dundalk
• Theresa Carr
• 410-285-9660
• CCBC Essex
• Marcia Amaimo
• 410-780-6774
• Continuing Education
• Dennis Cardiff
• 410-455-4415 Presented by
• M. Amaimo
• 1/18/07