Information About Howard Community College
Howard Community College is located in the middle of Howard County in Columbia, MD. HCC offers a wide range of academic choices and extracurricular activities for its students. Currently more then 6,000 students pursue studies at HCC that lead to transfers to four-year colleges or immediate employment upon graduation. One-third of these students are full-time and an additional 12,000 are part-time taking day, evening, weekend or summer courses for personal or professional development rather than seeking a degree.
More then 40 majors are offered such as:
- Architecture
- Business Administration
- Criminal Justice
- Information Technology
- Journalism
- Liberal Arts
- Music
- Nursing
- Pre-Medicine
AND
- Teacher Education--Elementary Education and Secondary Education
The Administration
The mission of the administration is to establish a connection between the college and the community, and it is committed to fully develop the talents and strengths of students and faculty. The Presidents and Vice Presidents of HCC make themselves very accesable to the students and faculty of HCC.
The President of Howard Community College, Dr. Mary Ellen Duncan has been there since 1998. During her time at HCC she has demonstrated her commitment to the community college mission and desire to nurture and support the college, both internally and externally. Under Dr. Duncan, are some extremly motivated vice presidents and faculty.
HCC's Learning Communities
If your a high school senior and are looking at HCC, there are several learning communities that might be right for you through the.
- The first program is the Silas Craft Collegians Program, which I was part of. This program is geared towards incomming Freshman whose past academic performance doesn't necesarily reflect their trun potential. The Silas Craft Program is a comprehensive adademic programthat provides a learning community which icludes skills assesment and development, tutoring, advising, peer mentors, faculty mentors, and freinds and prepares you for a smooth transition into a 4-year college. One bonus is that the adivising office comes to the Silas Craft seminar class and personally advises you there.
- The second program is the Rouse Scholars Program, which is a selective honors program designed for transferring to nationally known 4-year colleges.
- The last program for seniors is the Freshman Focus Program, which is designed for high school seniors who plan to be freshmen at HCC, but don't fit into one of the two programs above. This program helps with advising and registering.
The bonus with all of the programs listed above is that you receive priority when registering for classes!
- Howard Community College is also commited to serving students with disabilities and Project Access is a program that will help those student's get a jump start in college. This program helps students with the transition from high school to college and other post secondary opportunities. The goals of Project Access are to improve student's potential for successful post secondary experiences, to accommodate diverse learning styles in a range of academic settings, and to transfer the student's accommodations to the employment setting.
To Request more information contact Howard Community College through the web. If you have any questions about this website, you may contact me at dmadon1@towson.edu.
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Activities at HCC and Awards I Received There
