
Here are some tips for selecting schools, based on an analysis comparing each school to all others across dozens of factors:
Schools Concentrating On Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers
- Focus: For schools with a focus on this career area, look at Sojourner-Douglass College, Montgomery College, The Community College of Baltimore County, and UMUC.
Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Coppin State and UM Eastern Shore.
- Female: For schools particularly welcoming to female students, consider Sojourner-Douglass College and College of Notre Dame of Maryland.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Coppin State, Prince George's Community College, UM Eastern Shore, and Montgomery College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Anne Arundel, College of Southern Maryland, Carroll Community College, and Hagerstown Community College.
School Setting
- Out of State: For geographic diversity, take note of Allegany, Mount St. Mary's University, University of Maryland, and UMUC.
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Mount St. Mary's University, UM Eastern Shore, Stevenson University, and Frostburg State.
Excellence
- SAT: For students with high SAT scores, look at University of Maryland.
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at University of Maryland, Coppin State, UM Eastern Shore, and Stevenson University.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Mount St. Mary's University, Sojourner-Douglass College, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, and Frostburg State.
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