Carroll Community College

CEO: Dr. Rosalie Mince, President
Accreditation Liaison Officer: Mr. Robert Brown
Commission Staff Liaison: Tiffany Lee, Vice President
Carnegie Classification: Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional » Two-year, small
Control: Public
Phase: Accredited
Status: Accreditation Reaffirmed
Accreditation Granted: February 21, 1996
Last Reaffirmation: 2021
Next Self-Study Evaluation: 2028-2029

Contact Information

1601 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157-6913

(410) 386-8000

www.carrollcc.edu

September 25, 2023
To note the verification visit took place on July 12, 2023 to the additional location at 1422 Panther Drive, Hampstead, MD 21074.
September 25, 2023
To note the verification visit took place on July 12, 2023 to the main campus at 1601 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157-6913.
December 2, 2021
To note that the substantive change visit to the additional location at 1422 Panther Drive, Hampstead, MD 21074 occurred on October 14, 2021, and the information provided in the substantive change request was verified. 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 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.
December 2, 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.
September 3, 2019
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request. To include the additional location at Carroll County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Training Academy at 1422 Panther Drive, Hampstead, MD 21074, within the institution's scope of accreditation. To direct a substantive change site visit as soon as practicable but no later than six months after the commencement of instruction at the additional location. To require immediate notification when instruction commences at the additional location. To note that the Commission may rescind this action if instruction does not commence within one calendar year from the date of this action. The next evaluation visit is scheduled for 2020-2021.
November 17, 2016
To accept the Periodic Review Report, reaffirm accreditation, and commend the institution for the quality of the Periodic Review Report and Process. The next self-study evaluation 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. To remind the institution of the Commission's request of March 7, 2013 regarding the Periodic Review Report 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 that the Commission previously requested that the Periodic Review Report, due June 1, 2016, report on efforts to improve the institution's financial aid processes through automation and enhanced inter-office coordination efforts (Standard 9).
May 1, 2012
To acknowledge receipt of the substantive change request and to include the additional location at Mt. Airy College Center for Health Care Education, 1902 Back Acre Circle, Mount Airy, MD 21771 provisionally within the scope of the institution's accreditation pending a site visit within six months of commencing operations. The Commission requires written notification within thirty days of the commencement of operations at this additional location. In the event that operations at the additional location do not commence within one calendar year from the approval of this action, approval will lapse. To remind the institution that the Commission previously requested that the Periodic Review Report, due June 1, 2016, report on efforts to improve the institution's financial aid processes through automation and enhanced inter-office coordination efforts (Standard 9).
March 1, 2012
To accept the Commission-requested information report. To remind the institution that the Commission previously requested that the Periodic Review Report, due June 1, 2016, report on efforts to improve the institution's financial aid processes through automation and enhanced inter-office coordination efforts (Standard 9).
June 23, 2011
To reaffirm accreditation. To request that the Periodic Review Report, due June 1, 2016, report on efforts to improve the institution's financial aid processes through automation and enhanced inter-office coordination efforts (Standard 9).

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 years) Included within the scope
Associate's Degree or Equivalent Included within the scope

Main Campus
Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road
Westminster, MD 21157-6913
Additional Location
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Training Academy
1422 Panther Drive
Hampstead, MD 21074
Opened: 09/05/2019

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