MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

EDUCATION

HIGHER EDUCATION

PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES & COLLEGES

[photo, Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, Maryland] Among independent postsecondary institutions are over 20 four-year colleges and universities; 2 two-year colleges; and over 130 private career schools approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. These colleges and universities offer educational programs reviewed regularly for accreditation by the Commission. For more information on accreditation, see: http://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/pages/colleges_universities/accreditation.aspx


Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2012. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland] Founded in 1696 as King William's School, St. John's College at Annapolis is noted for its "Great Books" curriculum by which students study the classics. Washington College on the Eastern Shore was established in 1782. Renowned for its medical school, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore started in 1876 as the first modern research university in the United States. The Peabody Institute, part of The Johns Hopkins University, is famous for its music preparatory and conservatory.


McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Baltimore Hebrew Institute [formerly Baltimore Hebrew University]
Now relocated to Towson University.

Binah Institute of Advanced Judaic Studies for Women
6214 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, MD 21209
(closed)

Brightwood College [formerly TESST College of Technology] (2-year)
(all locations closed Dec. 2018)

Capitol Technology University
11301 Springfield Road, Laurel, MD 20708 - 9759
1-888-522-7486 (toll free)
web: www.captechu.edu/

[photo, Hoffberger Science Center, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland] Goucher College
1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, MD 21204 - 2794
(410) 337-6000
e-mail: admissions@goucher.edu
web: www.goucher.edu/


Hoffberger Science Center, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

Hood College
401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick MD 21701 - 8575
(301) 663-3131, (301) 696-3400
e-mail: admission@hood.edu
web: www.hood.edu/

Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 516-8000, (410) 516-8171; fax: (410) 516-6025
e-mail: gotojhu@jhu.edu
web: www.jhu.edu/

Lancaster Bible College [formerly Washington Bible College; Capital Seminary & Graduate School]
7852 Walker Drive, Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 552-1400
web: www.lbc.edu/dc/
(fully online program effective spring 2025)

Lincoln Technical Institute, Inc.
9325 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 290-7100
web: www.lincolntech.edu/campus/columbia-md

Loyola University Maryland
4501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 2699
(410) 617-2000; (410) 617-5012; 1-800-221-9107 (toll free)
e-mail: admission@loyola.edu
web: www.loyola.edu/

[photo, Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland] Maryland Institute College of Art
1300 West Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, MD 21217 - 4134
(410) 669-9200
e-mail: admissions@mica.edu
web: www.mica.edu/


Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland] McDaniel College [formerly Western Maryland College]
2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157 - 4390
(410) 848-7000, (410) 857-2230; 1-800-638-5005 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@mcdaniel.edu
web: www.mcdaniel.edu/


McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Bradley Hall, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland] Mount St. Mary's University [formerly Mount St. Mary's College & Seminary]
16300 Old Emmitsburg Road, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
(301) 447-6122; 1-800-448-4347 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@msmary.edu
web: http://msmary.edu/


Bradley Hall, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 2016. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.

Ner Israel Rabbinical College
400 Mount Wilson Lane, Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-7200
e-mail: nirc@nirc.edu
web: https://nirc.edu/

Notre Dame of Maryland University
4701 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 435-0100; (410) 532-5330; fax: (410) 532-5334
e-mail: admiss@ndm.edu
web: www.ndm.edu/

Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
1-800-444-1440
e-mail: info@pia.edu
web: https://pia.edu/

Purdue University Global (formerly Kaplan University)
(closed locations in 2019)

[photo, McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland] St. John's College
60 College Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2800
(410) 263-2371, (410) 626-2522
e-mail: annapolis.admissions@sjc.edu
web: www.sjc.edu/annapolis


McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

St. Mary's Seminary & University
5400 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 1994
(410) 864-3602, (410) 864-4000; fax: (410) 433-1384
e-mail: info@stmarys.edu, admissions@stmarys.edu
web: https://stmarys.edu/

SANS Technology Institute
11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 241-7665
e-mail: info@sans.edu
web: www.sans.edu/

Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (2-year)
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training & Education, 45353 St. Georges Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674
(301) 994-0010, ext. 2; fax: (301) 994-2189
e-mail: admissions@seafarers.org
web: www.seafarers.org/training-and-careers/jobs/the-seafarers-harry-lundeberg-school-of-seamanship/
web: https://mymaritimecareer.org/

Stevenson University [formerly Villa Julie College]
(410) 486-7000, (410) 486-7001; 1-877-468-6852 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@stevenson.edu
web: www.stevenson.edu/

Washington Adventist University [formerly Columbia Union College]
7600 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 - 7794
1-800-835-4212 (toll free)
web: www.wau.edu/

Washington College
300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-2800, (410) 778-7700
e-mail: wc_admissions@washcoll.edu
web: www.washcoll.edu/

Women's Institute of Torah Seminary & College
6602 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 358-3144; fax: 866-990-1983
e-mail: info@wits.edu, sheideman@wits.edu
web: www.wits.edu/

Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital
1216 Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301) 649-7077, ext. 1532; fax: (301) 649-7053
web: www.yeshiva.edu/our-programs/yeshiva-gedolah/yeshiva-college-of-the-nations-capital

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