Howard Community College

CEO: Dr. Daria Willis, President
Accreditation Liaison Officer: Ms. Zoe Irvin
Commission Staff Liaison: Dr. Paul Starkey, Vice President
Carnegie Classification: Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional » Two-year, medium
Control: Public
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: 1975
Last Reaffirmation: 2021
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029

Contact Information

10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044

(443) 518-1000

www.howardcc.edu/

June 24, 2021
To acknowledge receipt of the self-study report. To note that the institution hosted a virtual site visit in lieu of an on-site visit in accordance with the United States Department of Education (USDE) guidelines published March 17, 2020. To reaffirm accreditation. To note that a verification visit is required by USDE guidelines and will be conducted within a reasonable period of time following the virtual site visit. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2028-2029.
November 17, 2016
To accept the Periodic Review Report, to reaffirm accreditation, and to commend the institution for the quality of the Periodic Review Report process. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
May 2, 2016
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To note the institution's decision to close its additional location at Mount Airy College Center for Health Care Education, 1902 Back Acre Circle, Mount Airy, MD 21771. The Commission requires notification within thirty days of the closure of this additional location. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
June 27, 2013
To accept the progress report. The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
March 7, 2013
To note the visit by the Commission's representative and to affirm the inclusion of the additional location at Mt. Airy College Center for Health Care Education, 1902 Back Acre Circle, Mount Airy MD 21771 within the scope of the institution's accreditation. To remind the institution of the progress report, due April 1, 2013, documenting progress in the development and implementation of a five-year hiring plan to adequately support, within budget projections, institutional goals for academic and student excellence in the context of increasing enrollment (Standard 3). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
May 1, 2012
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To provisionally include the additional location at Mt. Airy College Center for Health Care Education, 1902 Back Acre Circle, Mount Airy MD 21771 within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of commencing operations at the site. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at the additional location. In the event that operations at this site do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To remind the institution of the progress report, due April 1, 2013, documenting progress in the development and implementation of a five-year hiring plan to adequately support, within budget projections, institutional goals for academic and student excellence in the context of increasing enrollment (Standard 3). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.
June 23, 2011
To reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution for the quality of the self-study report and the quality of the self study process. To request a progress report, due April 1, 2013, documenting progress in the development and implementation of a five-year hiring plan to adequately support, within budget projections, institutional goals for academic and student excellence in the context of increasing enrollment (Standard 3). The Periodic Review Report is due June 1, 2016.

Distance Education
Approved to offer programs by this delivery method
Correspondence Education
Not approved for this delivery method

Approved Credential Levels

The following represents credential levels included in the scope of the institution’s accreditation:

Postsecondary award (< 1 year) Included within the scope
Postsecondary award (1-2 yrs) Included within the scope
Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope

Additional Location
James N. Robey Public Safety Training Center
2200 Scott Wheeler Drive
Marriottsville, MD 21104
Additional Location
Laurel College Center
312 Marshall Avenue
Laurel, MD 20707
Other Instructional Site
Applications and Research Laboratory of Howard County Public School System
10920 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, Maryland, MD 21042
Other Instructional Site
Atholton High School
6520 Freetown Road
Columbia, MD 21044
Other Instructional Site
Bain Center
5470 Ruth Keeton way
Columbia, MD 21044
Other Instructional Site
Centennial High School
4300 Centennial Lane
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Other Instructional Site
Glenelg High School
14025 Burntwoods Road
Glenelg, MD 21737
Other Instructional Site
Hammond High School
8800 Guilford Road
Columbia, MD 21046
Other Instructional Site
Howard High School
8700 Old Annapolis Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Other Instructional Site
Long Reach High School
6101 Old Dobbin Lane
Columbia, MD 21045
Other Instructional Site
Marriotts Ridge High School
12100 Woodford Drive
Marriottsville, MD 21104
Other Instructional Site
Mt. Hebron High School
9440 Old Frederick Road (Route 99)
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Other Instructional Site
Oakland Mills High School
9410 Kilimanjaro Raod
Columbia, MD 21045
Other Instructional Site
Reservoir High School
11550 Scaggsville Road
Fulton, MD 20759
Other Instructional Site
River Hill High School
12101 Clarksville Pike (Route 108)
Clarksville, MD 21029
Other Instructional Site
Wilde Lake High School
5460 Trumpeter Road
Columbia, MD 21044

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