“Workforce Education at the University Level and Security Clearances”

November 22, 2013

Dr. Kathleen HetheringtonPresident

Howard Community College

Columbia, Maryland

HCC Campus Locations

• Columbia • Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center• Laurel College Center (a partnership with Prince George’s

Community College)

• Mount Airy College Center for Health Care Education (a partnership with Carroll and Frederick Community Colleges)

Enrollment

Credit Enrollment:

• 14,668 (unduplicated) for the 2012-2013 academic year

• Headcount increase: 1.03% & FTE Increase: 1.36%

• 10,223 (unduplicated) fall 2013

• Headcount increase: 0.7% FTE Increase: 1.9%

Non-Credit Enrollment:

• 15,395 (unduplicated) for the 2012-2013 academic year

Over 1, 466 international citizens from 111 different countries are represented in HCC’s student body.

Where Howard County High School Seniors Go After High School

Of all seniors who graduate in the spring,

1 out of 4 go to HCC in

the fall.HCC

Other colleges and universities, military, work

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Where Howard County Residents Go to College

Top 7 Maryland postsecondary

institutions enrolling Howard

County undergraduates

More than 46% go to HCC

Fall 2011 (Maryland Higher Education Commission)

Transfer Students

• UM College Park• Towson University• UM Baltimore County

Top Three MarylandDestinations

Source: NSC, 2012

Tuition & Fees of Area Colleges

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$2,000

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$10,000AnnualFull-TimeTuition & Fees

2012-2013

Private

Johns Hopkins$43,930

Loyola$42,591

McDanielCollege$35,800

Hood$32,300

HCC: $4,170Source: MD Business Officers, College BoardCCBC, MC, and PGCC (based on 30 credits annually)

Recognitions and Awards

•2007 U.S. Senate Productivity Award

•2012 Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education

•National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence

• 2011 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll (sixth consecutive year that the college has received this

honor)

• HCC-TV, Emmy Award by the National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences

• And…

2008 National Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award FINALIST

JT

2009 - 2013 “Great Colleges to Work For” – selected by The Chronicle of Higher Education