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Among independent postsecondary institutions are 24 four-year colleges and universities; 4 two-year colleges; and 120 private career schools approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission.
McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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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, The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore started in 1876 as the first modern research university in the United States. The Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University is famous for its music preparatory and conservatory.
McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Baltimore Hebrew University
5800 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 - 3996
(410) 578-6900; 1-888-248-7420 (toll free)
e-mail: bhu@bhu.edu
web: www.bhu.edu
Baltimore International College
Commerce Exchange
17 Commerce St., Baltimore, MD 21202 - 3230
(410) 752-4710; 1-800-624-9926 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@bic.edu
web: www.bic.edu
Binah Institute of Advanced Judaic Studies for Women
419 Yeshira Lane, Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 602-9717
Capitol College
11301 Springfield Road, Laurel, MD 20708 - 9759
(301) 369-2800; 1-800-950-1992 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@capitol-college.edu
web: www.capitol-college.edu
College of Notre Dame of Maryland
4701 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 532-5330; 1-800-435-0200 (toll free, Maryland)
1-800-435-0300 (toll free, outside Maryland)
e-mail: admiss@ndm.edu
web: www.ndm.edu
Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 - 7794
(301) 891-4000; 1-800-835-4212 (toll free)
e-mail: info@cuc.edu
web: www.cuc.edu
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Goucher College
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) 696-3800
e-mail: admissions@hood.edu
web: www.hood.edu
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 516-6700
web: www.jhu.edu
Loyola College in Maryland
4501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 2699
(410) 617-2000; 1-800-221-9107 (toll free)
web: www.loyola.edu
Maryland College of Art & Design (two year)
10500 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902 - 4111
(301) 649-4454
e-mail: admissions@mcadmd.org
web: www.mcadmd.org
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Maryland Institute, College of Art
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157 - 4390
(410) 848-7000; 1-800-638-5005 (toll free)
e-mail: pio@mcdaniel.edu
web: www.mcdaniel.edu
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: www.msmary.edu
National Labor College
10000 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20903
(310) 431-6400; 1-800-462-4237 (toll free)
e-mail: mlosak@nlc.edu
web: www.nlc.edu
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
400 Mount Wilson Lane, Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-7200
St. John's College
P. O. Box 2800
College Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2800
(410) 626-2522; 1-800-727-9238 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@sjca.edu
web: www.stjohnscollege.edu
St. Mary's Seminary & University
5400 Roland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 1994
(410) 864-4000
e-mail: admissions@stmarys.edu
web: www.stmarys.edu
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (two year)
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Education & Training
P. O. Box 75
Route 249, Piney Point, MD 20674 - 0075
(301) 994-0010
web: www.seafarers.org/phc
Sojourner-Douglass College
Baltimore Campus [centers also in Annapolis, Cambridge, Lanham, & Salisbury]
500 North Caroline St., Baltimore, MD 21205 - 1898
(410) 276-0306; 1-800-732-2630 (toll free)
web: www.sdc.edu
Tai Sophia Institute
(formerly Traditional Acupuncture Institute)
7750 Montpelier Road, Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 888-9048, (301) 725-1674; 1-800-735-2968 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@tai.edu
web: www.tai.edu
Tesst College of Technology (two year)
4600 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 937-8448; 1-800-488-3778 (toll free)
web: www.tesst.com/
Villa Julie College
1525 Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson, MD 21153 - 0641
(410) 486-7000; 1-877-468-6852 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@mail.vjc.edu
web: www.vjc.edu
Washington College
300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620-1197
(410) 778-2800; 1-800-422-1782 (toll free)
fax: (410) 778-7850
web: www.washcoll.edu
Washington Bible College
6511 Princess Garden Parkway, Lanham, MD 20706
(301) 552-1400; 1-877-793-7227 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@bible.edu
www: www.bible.edu
Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital
1216 Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301) 593-2534
fax: (301) 949-7040
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