Chesapeake College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Chesapeake College was established in the year 1965 in Maryland, United States. It was the first regional community college of Maryland. The college offers classes in the following campuses:

• Cambridge Center
• Center for Allied Health, Easton
• Wye Mills Campus

Chesapeake College offers a number of degrees and certificate programs in the fields of accounting, computer science, business administration, criminal justice, human services, engineering technologies, fine arts, performing arts, nursing, and teacher education, among others.

The college's athletics department fields teams in basketball, baseball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. The teams are nicknamed the Skipjacks. In addition, there are several on-campus clubs and organizations including Phi Theta Kappa, Outdoors Club, Peake Disc Golf Club, Chesapeake College Student Educators Association, Students for the Arts, Campus Crusade for Christ, and Student Nursing Organization.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, therapy and counseling, business and management, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

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 2,622 in 2009-2010 (1,586 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 65% of the student body. About 13% 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)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (40 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (6 awarded)

• Child Care and Support Services Management

HOSPITALITY (1 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management

LAW (10 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (88 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (19 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (65 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (10 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (26 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
• Physical Therapist Assistant