Community College of Baltimore County

Public college in Baltimore County, Maryland, US

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Community College of Baltimore County

Type| Public community college
Established| 1957 (Catonsville and Essex Community Colleges)
1971 (Dundalk Community College)
1998 (The three colleges are combined to form CCBC)
President| Sandra Kurtinitis, Ph.D.
Students| 70,000
Location|

Baltimore County

Maryland

United States

Campus| CCBC Catonsville
39°15′9″N 76°44′6″W﻿ / ﻿39.25250°N 76.73500°W﻿ / 39.25250; -76.73500
CCBC Dundalk
39°16′1″N 76°30′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.26694°N 76.51306°W﻿ / 39.26694; -76.51306
CCBC Essex
39°21′13″N 76°28′53″W﻿ / ﻿39.35361°N 76.48139°W﻿ / 39.35361; -76.48139
Mascot| Cardinals (Catonsville), Knights (Essex), Lions (Dundalk),
Website| http://www.ccbcmd.edu

The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) is a public community college in Baltimore County, Maryland, with three main campuses and three extension centers.

## Academics

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CCBC has more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs in a wide range of fields.[1][dead link] Annual enrollment is greater than 72,000 students, most of whom live in the surrounding communities. The college has nationwide and international ties as well, with the student body representing 55 countries. The Catonsville, Dundalk, and Essex campuses each have an Honors Program for day and evening students.

## Campuses

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CCBC has three main campuses located in the Catonsville, Dundalk, and Essex communities of Baltimore County, Maryland, as well as extension centers located in the Hunt Valley, Owings Mills, and Randallstown communities of Baltimore County. Each campus started as its own college, with Hunt Valley, Owings Mills, and Randallstown centers being extensions to Catonsville Community College, however, in 1998 the separate colleges of Catonsville, Dundalk, and Essex merged to form the Community College of Baltimore County.

### Catonsville Campus

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Currently located at 800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland, and approximately one mile west of the Baltimore Beltway, the Catonsville campus of CCBC originated in 1957 as Catonsville Community College (CCC). Originally, the college operated out of the basement of Catonsville High School with an enrollment of 53 students, and shared a curriculum with that of Essex Community College, founded at the same time. Between 1959 and 1963, the County Board of Education raised funds to purchase a permanent campus for the college, eventually buying the Knapp Estate (a dairy farm in Catonsville). The construction on new classroom buildings began in 1962. As of 2005, the CCBC Catonsville campus has 19 buildings. The former manor / farm house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The campus mascot is the cardinal.

### Dundalk Campus

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Community College of Baltimore County Dundalk Campus is one of the three main campuses of CCBC which was started in 1970 and built in 1971. As of 2005 it has 16 buildings, and houses the Baltimore County police training academy. Its signature gardens serve as living classrooms for students and areas of tranquil beauty for campus visitors. The campus mascot is the lion.

CCBC - Essex Campus - June 2005

### Essex Campus

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Currently located at 7201 Rossville Boulevard, Essex, Maryland, the Essex Campus of CCBC originated in 1957 as Essex Community College. Originally, the college operated out of Kenwood High School with an enrollment of 59 and shared a curriculum with that of Catonsville Community College. Jokingly, it is referred to by many of its students as The University of Rossville Boulevard. As of 2005, it has 14 buildings. The campus mascot is the knight. CCBC Essex has one of the top rated associate nursing programs in the region.

## Extension centers

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CCBC has a number of extension centers around Baltimore County, most notably in Hunt Valley, Owings Mills, and Randallstown.

### Hunt Valley Extension Center

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Community College of Baltimore County Hunt Valley Campus is one of the three supplemental campuses of CCBC. It uses a leased building located in 11101 McCormick Road, a business park in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

### Owings Mills Extension Center

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Community College of Baltimore County Owings Mills Campus is the second of the two supplemental campuses of CCBC. It used a leased building located at 110 Painters Mill Road in Owings Mills, Maryland until 2013, when it moved into a brand new building of its own along with the Baltimore County Public Library in Owings Mills on the (new) Grand Central Avenue (also in Owings Mills, Maryland), near the Owings Mills Metro Train Station.

### Randallstown Extension Center

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The Community College of Baltimore County introduced a new campus at the Liberty Center in the Randallstown Plaza Shopping Center in January 2011.

## Notable alumni

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* Sonny Askew – Professional soccer player
* Talmadge Branch – Politician and member of Maryland House of Delegates
* Thomas L. Bromwell – Politician
* Joan Carter Conway – Politician and Maryland State Senator[2]
* Glynn Davis – Professional baseball player
* Too Tall Hall – Harlem Globetrotters player
* Mel Kiper, Jr. – Sports analyst
* J.B. Jennings – Politician and Minority Leader of the Maryland State Senate[2]
* Katherine A. Klausmeier – Politician and Maryland State Senator[2]
* Jeff Nelson – Professional baseball player
* James F. Ports, Jr. – Politician and Maryland State Delegate
* Mike Rowe – Television host
* Matthew VanDyke – Documentary filmmaker, revolutionary, and journalist

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
2. ^ a b c "Celebrated Alumni". Community College of Baltimore County. Retrieved October 8, 2017.

## External links

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* Official website

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Colleges and universities in the Baltimore metropolitan area

Public institutions|

* Coppin State University
* Morgan State University
* Towson University
* University of Baltimore
* University of Maryland, Baltimore
* University of Maryland, Baltimore County

| Former|

* Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (merged into UM Baltimore)
* former building

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Private institutions|

* Goucher College
* Johns Hopkins University
* Loyola University Maryland
* Maryland Institute College of Art
* Notre Dame of Maryland University
* Peabody Institute
* Stevenson University
* Stratford University

| Former|

* Sojourner–Douglass College

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Community colleges|

* BCCC Liberty Heights
* BCCC Downtown Harbor
* BCCC Life Sciences Institute
* CCBC Catonsville
* CCBC Dundalk
* CCBC Essex
* Anne Arundel CC
* Carroll CC
* Harford CC
* Howard CC

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Colleges and universities in Maryland

Public
institutions|

| Univ. System of MD|

* Bowie State University
* Coppin State University
* Frostburg State University
* Salisbury University
* Towson University
* University of Baltimore
* University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
* University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
* University of Maryland Eastern Shore
* University of Maryland Global Campus
* University of Maryland, Baltimore
* Dental
* Graduate Studies
* Law
* Medicine
* Nursing
* Pharmacy
* Public Health
* Social Work
* University of Maryland, Baltimore County
* University of Maryland, College Park
* University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
* Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

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* Morgan State University
* National Intelligence University
* St. Mary's College of Maryland
* Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
* United States Naval Academy

Private
institutions|

* Capitol Technology University
* Goucher College
* Hood College
* Johns Hopkins University
* Loyola University Maryland
* Maryland Bible College & Seminary
* Maryland Institute College of Art
* McDaniel College
* Mount St. Mary's University
* Yeshivas Ner Yisroel
* Notre Dame of Maryland University
* St. John's College
* St. Mary's Seminary and University
* Stevenson University
* TESST College of Technology
* Washington Adventist University
* Washington College

Community
colleges|

* Allegany College of Maryland
* Anne Arundel Community College
* Baltimore City Community College
* College of Southern Maryland
* Community College of Baltimore County
* Carroll Community College
* Cecil College
* Chesapeake College
* Frederick Community College
* Garrett College
* Hagerstown Community College
* Harford Community College
* Howard Community College
* Montgomery College
* Prince George's Community College
* Wor–Wic Community College

Defunct
institutions|

* Asbury College
* Baltimore International College
* Baltimore College
* Baltimore Hebrew University
* Calvert College
* Chevy Chase Junior College
* Cokesbury College
* Eastern Christian College
* Hagerstown Business College
* Kee Mar College
* Maryland Military and Naval Academy
* Mount Hope College
* Mount Saint Agnes College
* National Labor College
* National Park Seminary
* New Windsor College
* Newton University
* St. Charles College
* Saint Joseph College
* Sojourner–Douglass College
* Washington Medical College
* Woodstock College

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

National|

* United States

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