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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in Maryland

16 community colleges in Maryland report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in Maryland, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Maryland public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Maryland published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Maryland and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Cecil CollegeNorth East8%
  2. Carroll Community CollegeWestminster6%
  3. Garrett CollegeMcHenry5%
  4. Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold5%
  5. Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills4%
  6. Harford Community CollegeBel Air4%
  7. Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury4%
  8. Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown3%
  9. Montgomery CollegeRockville3%
  10. Frederick Community CollegeFrederick2%
  11. College of Southern MarylandLa Plata2%
  12. Howard Community CollegeColumbia2%
  13. Prince George's Community CollegeLargo2%
  14. Allegany College of MarylandCumberland1%
  15. Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore1%
  16. Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore1%

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