Cecil College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland, United States. It was established in 1968. It is administrated by a Board of Trustees comprising of seven lay members chosen by the Governor of Maryland for six-year renewable terms. The college has articulation agreements with over 30 colleges and universities in Maryland and outside the country. Cecil College meets the educational objectives of students through a wide variety of certificate programs, associate degrees, non-credit course certifications, and other offerings.

Cecil College has an active student life. Some of the college's clubs and organizations are the Minority Student Union, Alpha Alpha Theta, Viscom Club, and Art Club. The men's teams of the college compete in baseball, basketball and soccer. The women's teams compete in basketball, volleyball, soccer, softball, and tennis.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in photography and commercial art, business and management, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,276 in 2009-2010 (1,346 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 12% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (0 awarded)

• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (35 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Business/Corporate Communications
• Management Information Systems
• Transportation/Transportation Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Graphic Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (11 awarded)

• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LIBERAL ARTS (70 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (81 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education/Fitness

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (32 awarded)

• Commercial Photography

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biotechnology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (3 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant

TRANSPORTATION (0 awarded)

• Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology