COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN MARYLAND H-8

8730 Mitchell Rd., PO Box 910
La Plata, MD 20646-0910
Tel: (301)934-2251
Free: 800-933-9177
Admissions: (301)934-7520
Fax: (301)934-5255
Web Site: http://www.csmd.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1958. Setting: 175-acre rural campus with easy access to Washington, DC. Educational spending 2003-04: $3294 per student. Total enrollment: 7,423. Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 1,663 applied, 100% were admitted. Full-time: 2,558 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 4,865 students, 70% women, 30% men. Students come from 10 states and territories, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 3% Hispanic, 18% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 0% international, 37% 25 or older, 46% transferred in. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, honors program, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Study abroad program.

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing program. Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Recommended: high school transcript. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $2136 full-time, $89 per credit part-time. State resident tuition: $3672 full-time, $153 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $4656 full-time, $194 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $427 full-time, $17.80 per credit part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 23 open to all. Most popular organizations: Spanish Club, Nursing Student Association, Science Club, Black Student Union, BACCHUS. Major annual events: Spring Fling Week, Fall Picnic. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols. College housing not available. College of Southern Maryland Library with 44,896 books, 2,214 microform titles, 166 serials, 14,013 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $553,065. 130 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Southern Maryland is within a short distance of Washington, D.C. Community recreational activities include bowling, hunting, swimming, boating, camping, fishing, water sports, and fox hunting. Some of the special events are the annual county fair, and the Maryland Garden Tours.