City: Baltimore, MD

Category: Education

Telephone: (410) 462-8000

Address: 2901 Liberty Heights Ave.

Description: Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) has two main campuses in the city. Its Downtown campus, whose center is only a few blocks from the Inner Harbor, is convenient and well used by downtown residents and workers. Its Liberty Road campus was the original site of the school when it was known as Baltimore Junior College, and its popular radio station, WBJC, still bears the original acronym. The school, however, has come a long way since the BJC days. More than 15,000 students pursue credit and noncredit courses in 35 degree and 31 certificate programs in such varied fields as allied health, nursing, human services, business, and information technology. Additionally, their college offers adult education, GED, and English as a Second Language courses in over 80 communities throughout the city. BCCC is the largest provider of literacy services in the city of Baltimore. The only state-sponsored, two-year college in Maryland, BCCC enrolls more city residents than any other college in Baltimore. BCCC offers an Apparel Technology Program, which was cited by the American Textile Manufacturers Institute for its innovative curriculum design and teaching excellence. One of BCCC’s most interesting features is that its education comes with a guarantee. “First, if a graduate of a career program who is seeking employment does not have a full-time job within 90 days after graduation, the College will provide an additional 12 credits of course work and other support services at no cost to the student. Second, if an employer is not satisfied with the quality of job performance of a career program graduate, BCCC will provide an additional 12 credits of instruction at no charge to the student or the employer.”