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Allegany College Of Maryland

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School Notes:

• Allegany College of Maryland was founded in August of 1961 by a resolution passed by the Allegany County Board of Education and approved by the Allegany County Commissioners. The College, which now has separate governance under a Board of Trustees, is an example of the rapid growth in the development of Maryland's community college system.
• Allegany College of Maryland was established to provide low-cost, high quality, higher education for the residents of the area. Its accessibility to the county's center of population permits students to live at home, thus saving a substantial part of out-of-pocket costs for a college education.
• The 316-acre campus includes thirteen buildings, which provide modern facilities for over 3,000 full-time and part time students. Facilities and equipment are consistent with and designed to maintain the high academic standards of the College. In addition to the Library, Humanities, and Science buildings, there is a College Center which houses the student lounge, dining facilities, a 400-seat theatre, Admissions and Registration, Financial Aid, Institutional Research, and the Business Office. The campus also includes a Physical Education Building, which houses a large gymnasium and indoor swimming pool. The Technologies building houses instructional and laboratory facilities for several of the career technology programs in addition to the Computer Center and the Distance Learning and Media Center. The Continuing Education building houses classrooms and meeting rooms for conferences, workshops, and seminars. All of the College's credit and non-credit health programs are centrally located in the Allied Health Building. The Automotive Technology building houses the Automotive Technology program. Behind the Automotive building are the services building, the welding lab building, and a storage facility. The Advancement/College Store houses information services, public relations, the advancement office, and bookstore.
• Although heavy emphasis was placed on liberal arts transfer programs in the College's early development, in recent years the College has developed highly specialized curricula, including those in the technological and pre-professional areas, as career programs to satisfy identified needs of the region. Ever cognizant of its responsibility to an industrial area pocketed in Appalachian Western Maryland, Allegany College of Maryland has accepted a mission to make tangible contributions through higher education to the economic and cultural growth of the area. Through its Board of Trustees, the College presents a dimension of learning that prepares men and women for the excitement and satisfaction of creative lives.
• Allegany College of Maryland is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Chesson, Armstrong lead ACM over PG (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 21, 2009 at 05:46:29 am
  Marcel Chesson scored 23 points and Derrell Armstrong added 18 as Allegany College of Maryland defeated Prince George’s 77-58 Friday evening at Bob Kirk Arena.
• Commissioners ask delegation not to draft referendum bill (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:19:23 pm
  The Allegany County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday addressed a letter to state Sen. George Edwards asking him and his District 1 legislative delegation colleagues not to pursue referendum legislation.
• Delegation meeting flows well, Kelly says (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 01:18:14 pm
  Despite Delegate Kevin Kelly’s beliefs, the format and flow of Tuesday’s meeting at Allegany College of Maryland between the public and all four members of the District 1 legislative delegation were just as Sen. George Edwards planned.
• Kelly announces he will introduce referendum bill in 2010 session ‘no matter what happens’ (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 04:34:43 am
  The emotionally charged issue regarding how the Allegany County Board of Commissioners created, and later expanded, a second police agency took center stage during a public meeting lasting more than four hours at Allegany College of Maryland.
• Delegate could unveil revamped police agency bill at prelegislative meeting (Cumberland Times-News)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 01:23:06 pm
  Delegate Kevin Kelly could introduce a new bill today regarding the two police agencies in Allegany County.

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