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Baltimore City Community College is an institution of higher education of the State of Maryland (Code Education Article, sec. 16-503). In 1947, the College originated when Baltimore Junior College was established as a two-year school to provide higher education for returning veterans of World War II.
Life Sciences Building, Liberty Heights Campus, Baltimore City Community College, 2901 Liberty Heights Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, 2012. Photo by William Fleming, courtesy of Baltimore City Community College.
Baltimore City Community College offers 30 associate degree and 14 certificate programs. These cover arts and sciences, and general studies; business, information, and office technologies; allied health; biological, computer, and engineering sciences; human services; criminal justice and public safety; legal assistant; and teacher preparation. In addition to career and transfer programs, the College offers noncredit programs in basic adult literacy, Maryland General Education Development (G.E.D.) test preparation, English as a second language, and citizenship test preparation. The College contracts with businesses, health-care providers, and government agencies to provide credit and noncredit training in health care, child care, information technology, real estate, and business.
The College centers at three main campuses: the Liberty Heights Campus; the Harbor Campus (East Lombard St.); and the Reisterstown Campus (Reisterstown Plaza Center). It also extends to over 80 off-campus sites throughout Baltimore. Annually, the College serves more than 20,000 credit and noncredit students.
The President directs the work of the College through five main divisions: Academic Affairs; Business and Continuing Education; Business and Finance; Institutional Advancement, Marketing and Research; and Student Affairs.
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DIVISION
Under the Division are Academic Operations, Articulation, Assessment, and Accrediation; Academic Services; and three Schools: Allied Health and Nursing; Arts and Social Sciences; and Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
ACADEMIC SERVICES
Academic Services is responsible for the Center for Academic Achievement and two units: E-Learning, and Library Services.
BUSINESS & CONTINUING EDUCATION DIVISION
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, MARKETING & RESEARCH DIVISION
Six offices are overseen by the Division: Community and Media Relations; External and Alumni Relations; Grants Development; Institutional Research and Planning; and Marketing Communications. The Division also is responsible for the Baltimore City Community College Foundation.
STUDENT AFFAIRS DIVISION
PRESIDENT
Appointed by the Board of Trustees, the President of the College is responsible and accountable to the Board of Trustees for the discipline and successful conduct of the College and supervision of each of its departments (Code Education Article, sec. 16-506).
The Academic Affairs Division originated as Academic Affiars, was renamed the Learning Division in 2003, and reformed as the Academic Affairs Division in 2005.
In 2008, Academic Services formed as the Academic Support and Learning Resources Division. Under its present name, it transferred to the Academic Affairs Division in 2012.
The Business and Continuing Education Division offers adult basic education and General Education Development (GED), English as a Second Language, and alternative high school diploma programs. Courses (frequently shorter in length than credit offerings) provide adult learners with flexible class arrangements, and require fewer prerequisites. The Division also works with businesses, government agencies, and other institutions to provide training, apprenticeships, workforce development services, and other customized programs.
The Institutional Advancement, Marketing and Research Division began as the Institutional Advancement Branch. Renamed Communications and Research Division in 2008, it reformed under its present name in 2009.
The Student Affairs Division oversees Enrollment Management, Judicial Affairs, and Student Development. The Division also administers three TRIO programs: Educational Talent Search; Student Support Services and Stairs; and Upward Bound Math and Science.
TRIO PROGRAMS
TRIO Programs are a set of federally-funded competitive grant programs intended to motivate and support disadvantaged students progress toward a college degree. Originally authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P. L. 89-329), the Programs have expanded from three to eight and serve low-income individuals, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities from middle school through post-baccalaureate programs. The Programs commonly are referred to as TRIO after the original three.
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