Top Maryland Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 23 top community colleges located throughout Maryland (19 public colleges and 4 private colleges), serving 136,682 students.
- For Maryland community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $7,453 per year for in-state students and $9,350 for out-of-state students. (view national tuition costs).
- Maryland community colleges have a diversity score of 0.65, which is equal to the national average of 0.65 (view national diversity statistics).
- Minority enrollment is 48% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 25:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(MD) School Average
Asian
6%
Hispanic
7%
Black
27%
White
52%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
4%
Unknown
2%
Top Maryland Community Colleges by Town (2020)
- College Location Students
- 12401 Willowbrook Rd SE
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301)784-5000 3,227 students - 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410)462-8300 5,024 students - 17 Commerce Street- Commerce Exchange
Baltimore, MD 21202
(800)624-9926 501 students - 1601 Washington Rd
Westminster, MD 21157
(410)386-8000 3,645 students - 7201 Rossville Blvd.
Rosedale, MD 21237
(443)840-2222 22,887 students - 7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, MD 21702
(301)846-2400 6,031 students - 11400 Robinwood Dr
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(240)500-2000 4,256 students - Howard Community CollegePublic10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, MD 21044
(443)518-1000 9,920 students - 18618 Crestwood Dr
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301)766-3600 911 students - 9325 Snowden River Pky
Columbia, MD 21046
(410)290-7100 647 students - Maryland college of art and designPrivate, non-profit10500 georgia ave
Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301)649-4454 78 students - 301 Largo Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301)336-6000 13,678 students - TESST College of Technology-BaltimorePrivate, for profit1520 South Caton Ave
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(410)644-6400 582 students - TESST College of Technology-BeltsvillePrivate, for profit4600 Powder Mill Rd
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301)937-8448 388 students - TESST College of Technology-TowsonPrivate, for profit803 Glen Eagles Ct
Towson, MD 21286
(410)296-5350 318 students
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