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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
Carroll Community College
Career Training Options
1601 Washington Road
Westminster, Maryland 21157
410.386.8000
http://www.carrollcc.edu/Programs
-and-Courses/
Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy
Columbia, Maryland 21044
443.518.1000
http://www.howardcc.edu/
Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike
Frederick, Maryland 21702
301.846.2400
http://www.frederick.edu/
Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road
Cumberland, MD 21502
301.784.5000
http://www.allegany.edu/
Anne Arundel Community
College
101 College Parkway
Arnold, Maryland 21012
410.777.2222
http://www.aacc.edu/default.cfm
Carroll Community College is Carroll County's
premier learning community for convenient,
affordable, state-of-the-market postsecondary
training, baccalaureate preparation, and lifelong
education. As a learning-centered college that is
imbued with integrity, Carroll embraces student
learning as its primary and defining mission,
encourages students to be full and active partners in
learning, creates an environment supporting student
and organizational learning, assesses learning
outcomes and uses the results to improve learning,
and evaluates all areas of the college by how well
they support learning.
Howard Community College (HCC) in Columbia,
Maryland, is a public institution of Howard County
with the mission to help anyone with an educational
goal. That may be getting a two-year college
degree, starting a four-year degree at HCC and
transferring elsewhere, entering a new career,
sharpening job skills, or exploring personal
interests.
FCC is one of the area's greatest assets as we
provide outstanding, affordable courses, programs
and activities. Whether you’re a youngster in our
Kids on Campus program, a senior in our Institute
for Learning in Retirement, or everything in
between, you’ll learn from caring instructors who
call you by name. Our campus also offers myriad
cultural events year-round, from art shows to free
concert productions and FCC-produced dramas.
And our sports teams are often ranked regionally
and many have earned berths to national
championships. Please use the links below to learn
more about our campus.
Allegany College of Maryland is a high quality, low
cost educational community college with its main
campus set in the mountains of Maryland's
Allegany County and branch locations in
Pennsylvania's Bedford and Somerset Counties.
Read our vision, mission, values, goals, and
philosophy and you'll quickly find out we are a
college that cares about our students and the
communities we serve. ACM is open to all students
who can profit from collegiate instruction.
AACC is an award-winning, fully accredited, public
two-year institution serving more than 53,000
students each year through credit and noncredit
programs in more than 200 areas of study and more
than 2,800 courses. AACC at Arundel Mills is a
state-designated regional higher education center.
Five four-year institutions at the center partner with
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AACC – Continued
Community College of
Baltimore
Campus locations in:
Catonsville, MD; Dundalk,
MD; Essex, MD; Hunt Valley,
MD; Owings Mills, MD; and
Randallstown, MD
(see website for individual
campus numbers)
http://www.ccbcmd.edu/
Academy of Media Production
238 Main Street
McSherrystown, PA 17344
info@amp-school.com
Advanced Technical Institute
5700 Southern Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
795.490.1241 or 800.468.1093
http://www.auto.edu
The Art Institute of Washington
(The International Culinary Arts
School)
1820 North Fort Meyer Drive
Suite 100
Arlington, VA
703.358.9550
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/arlingt
on/culinary-802.aspx
BERC – Business Employment
Resources Center
224 N. Center Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157
410.386.2826
http://www.carrollworks.com/
AACC as the University Consortium, offering
classes at AACC at Arundel Mills, the Arnold
campus and online.
The Community College of Baltimore County is an
exciting place to be. Our campuses are diverse,
vibrant and alive with activity. Whether you’re
looking to obtain a degree, transfer to a four-year
university, update your job skills or just take a
course for fun, our faculty and staff are here for
you. At CCBC you learn from the best – highly
trained and credentialed faculty committed to
student success. CCBC has more than 100
associate degree and certificate programs from
which you can choose.
AMP is one of the most unique audio schools and
photography schools in the country. Students
receive both in-class instruction and real-world
experience that helps them meet the requirements of
the job industry. Students in the Audio School have
the opportunity to work with professional bands
and/or companies on real-world projects. Students
in the Photography School will be required to work
with area businesses to deliver high-quality content.
Our "practicum" program gives students real-world
experience that employers seek.
ATI is accredited by the Accrediting Commission
of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC) and is a
Top 15% Military Friendly Schools – Source: G.I.
Jobs Magazine – 9/18/12. ATI offers a wide range
of Auto Technology, Heavy Vehicle Technology,
Maritime Welding, HVAC Technology,
Commercial and Tractor Trailer Driving degrees /
diplomas and continuing education
The Art Institute of Washington, a branch of The
Art Institute of Atlanta, where you can learn the
real-world skills and gain the hands on experience
you need to get started and pursue opportunities in
the dynamic culinary field. Choose from our
degree, diploma and certificate programs. Not all
culinary programs are offered at all locations, but
we all provide a quality learning experience.
The Carroll County Business & Employment
Resource Center (BERC) provides a one-stop shop
of workforce development tools for job seekers. It
is our job to help you find a job. There is an
abundance of information available at BERC to
help you with your job search. With all the services
available to you, coordinated through one source,
we are your best resource for a new job.
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Broadcasting Institute of
Maryland – BMI
7200 Harford Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21234
410.254.2770
1.800.942.9246
http://bim.org/
Fashion Institute of Design
Campus locations in:
Los Angeles, CA; Orange
County, CA; San Francisco, CA
and San Diego, CA
http://fidm.edu/
Fortis Institute
700 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21236
410.337.5155
http://www.fortis.edu/campuses/ca
reer-training/700-york-roadtowson-md.aspx
The Institute of Applied
Agriculture (IAA) at the
University of Maryland
2123 Jull Hall
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301.405.4685
http://iaa.umd.edu/
From your first day, you'll be in the studios working with the same tools the pros use. You'll
learn by using broadcasting equipment, instead of
sitting in a classroom and listening to someone talk
about it. BIM class sizes are deliberately small so
that our instructors can give you personalized
attention. BIM instructors are broadcasting
professionals. You'll take advantage of their
experience as they help you master the
fundamentals of radio, news, sports and television
broadcasting. They also provide great networking
opportunities.
FIDM’s focused curriculum integrates creative and
leadership skills to develop graduates for the global
industries of Fashion, Visual Arts, Interior Design,
and Entertainment. Combined with these skills,
FIDM Graduates value ethical choices, demonstrate
an awareness of cultural diversity, communicate
effectively, think critically, and possess the
knowledge of technology essential to their
professions.
FORTIS Institute provides students with career
education and quality training to prepare them to
achieve their career objectives. Each program offers
personalized, professional training. Selecting the
best school in Maryland for medical, dental or
massage training can be challenging. During the
admissions process for each student, our
representatives will identify your individual
ambitions and assess your needs and abilities to.
This will help match you with the program where
you are likely to succeed. The dedicated staff and
instructors at the school aim to develop the skills
and knowledge you will need for success in the
field you choose. The following programs are
offered at the Towson location: Dental Assisting,
Medical Assisting, Medical Office Assisting,
Pharmacy Technician and Massage Therapy.
The Institute of Applied Agriculture is a two-year
program in the College of Agriculture and Natural
Resources at the University of Maryland, College
Park. The IAA offers in-depth curricula in
Landscape Management, Golf Course Construction
Management, Turfgrass Management, General
Ornamental Horticulture and Agricultural Business
Management.
Since its inception in 1965, the IAA has focused on
teaching. We continually ask how we can better
prepare students for careers managing various
agricultural enterprises and ecosystems. Working
closely with industry personnel, many of whom are
IAA alumni, our faculty stay current and connected
to their industries, which in turn, links students to
industry professionals and jobs. In fact, 92 percent
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of our students have jobs in their fields by the time
they graduate.
Job Corps – Woodstock
Maryland
10900 Old Court Road
Woodstock, Maryland 21163
410.461.1100
http://woodstock.jobcorps.gov/ho
me.aspx
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Lincoln Technical Institute
9325 Snowden River Parkway
Columbia, Maryland 21046
410.290.7100
http://www.lincolnedu.com/
Job Corps is a no-cost education and career
technical training program administered by the U.S.
Department of Labor that helps young people ages
16 through 24 improve the quality of their lives
through career technical and academic training.
At Woodstock Job Corps Center, we support the
Job Corps program's mission of teaching eligible
young people the skills they need to become
employable and independent and placing them in
meaningful jobs or further education.
Young people interested in joining Job Corps are
invited to visit the Job Corps Recruiting Web site or
call (800) 733-JOBS today! The Job Corps program
is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998. For more information
about the Job Corps program at a national level,
please visit our Official Public Web Site.
Lincoln has been helping adults transform their
lives through professional technical training for
more than 65 years. Originally inspired by the
desire to assist returning World War II veterans
quickly qualify for skilled careers in 1946, Lincoln
has gone on to expand its mission and now
embraces American adults from all walks of life,
offering technical training opportunities throughout
the United States within a wide variety of
professional programs.
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Maryland Beauty Academy –
School of Cosmetology
10 Carroll Plaza Shopping
Center
Westminster, Maryland 21157
410.848.1277
------------------------------152 Chartley Drive
Reisterstown, Maryland
410.517.0442
http://www.baltimorestudio.com/
Maryland State Police
1100 Baltimore Blvd.
Westminster, Maryland 21157
410.386.3000
http://mdsp.maryland.gov/Caree
rs/Pages/default.aspx
The Omega Studios School of
Applied Recording Arts &
Sciences
5609 Fishers Lane
Rockville MD 20852
1-800-93-OMEGA
http://www.omegastudiosschool.ed
u/email.html
With locations in Westminster, Reisterstown and
Baltimore areas, Maryland Beauty Academy,
Baltimore Studio of Hair Design, and Madison
Institute of Cosmetology have been training
individuals to become Cosmetologists and Nail
Technician for over 35 years. Our proven training
methods and curriculum have led to hundreds of
successful graduates who have obtained their
cosmetology license and opened the door to a very
successful future in the beauty industry. Offering a
solid education through theoretical and practical
training, students are prepared for salon work with
hands on clinical training as well as preparation for
Maryland State Board Licensing Exam. Along with
our excellent Graduation and Licensure Rates, we
also offer job placement assistance to all of our
graduates. With a long standing reputation in the
community as one of the leaders in Cosmetology
training, our graduates are working at some of the
finest salons in the area.
The Maryland State Police is a paramilitary
organization. Both our organizational structure and
our rank structure are modeled after the United
States military. All of the subdivisions of the
Department fall under the Office of the
Superintendent and are part of one of the three
bureaus. There are several types of job / careers
that can be found under the Organization of the
Maryland State Police. They are: State Trooper,
State Fire Marshal, Cadet Civilian Employee,
Trooper Medic, Contractual Trooper, Chaplin,
Intern, Explorer, and Aviation Cadet.
Omega Recording Studios is a fully equipped fourstudio complex providing professional recording
services to the public since 1968. The Omega
Studios' School of Applied Recording Arts and
Sciences has utilized these facilities since 1977 to
prepare its students for the real world through
instruction in the operation of recording studio,
audio production and sound reinforcement
equipment. In addition, Music Business courses are
offered with the objective of preparing students for
careers in the field of artist management. Our
philosophy is to graduate students who exhibit the
same standard of performance that has sustained
Omega Studios' distinct position in the industry for
so many years. The students' contact and interaction
with our experienced lecturers, engineers and
instructors consistently achieves this goal by means
of intense hands-on training. Omega Studios' audio
engineering programs also include Pro-Tools
certification courses giving students an edge in their
career as a Pro-Tools certified operator.
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PIA – Pittsburg Institute of
Aeronautics – Hagerstown
Campus
14516 Pennsylvania Avenue
Hagerstown, Maryland 21742
-----------------------------------Main Campus –
P.O. Box 10897
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
800.444.1440
http://www.pia.edu/
Sheffield Institute for the
Recording Arts
13816 Sunnybrook Road
Phoenix, Maryland 21131
410.628.7260
http://www.sheffieldav.com/educat
ion/about-us
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Steamfitters UA Local 602 –
Apprenticeships offered at
certain times of the year – Must
apply in person at the location
below:
UA Mechanical Trades School
8509 Ardwick-Ardmore Road
Landover, Maryland 20785
http://steamfitters602.org/apprenticeship.aspx
Since its doors were first opened in 1929, PIA has
taken pride in the quality of its education programs
and the successes of its graduates. Regardless of the
program, a PIA education emphasizes hands-on
learning. Qualified faculty members strive to
present thorough and thoughtful instruction as they
blend their practical experiences with new
information and techniques. Of equal importance is
the list of student services that are provided from
the first day of instruction through, and beyond,
graduation. PIA’s main campus (West Mifflin, PA)
is the home of the School of Specialized
Technology, offering degree programs in Aviation
Technology. The branch campuses (Hagerstown,
Myrtle Beach, & Vienna Ohio) also offer a diploma
or certificate program in Aviation Maintenance
Technology. Currently, the Hagerstown Campus is
the only FAA approved A&P program in the state
of Maryland. We welcome the opportunity to serve
the academic needs of both traditional and nontraditional students, and we invite you to contact
our staff with any questions you may encounter as
you explore our educational offerings.
In 1995, The Sheffield Institute for the Recording
Arts (SIRA), a sound and video production school,
was created to provide vocational instruction and
hands-on training to aspiring students of audio,
video, broadcasting and system integration. The
Maryland Higher Education Commission approved
our recording arts school in 1996. This enormous
breadth of experience and equipment makes our
school unique in the audio and video engineering
industry and a perfect place for students to learn
what it takes to be successful in the real world. Our
facility is utilized for presenting courses and
lectures that are usually given in a classroom or
studio to the entire group enrolled in a course.
However, labs at our recording arts school in
Phoenix, Maryland, are divided into smaller groups
to enhance the "hands-on experience" and allow
instructors to give more attention to each student.
If the idea of a nine to five desk job doesn't appeal
to you...
If you want to have something to show for the hard
work you can do...
If you want to learn the skills that will pay you
serious money, now and for the rest of your life...
Then you belong in today's high tech, high sweat,
high reward pipe industry.
What You Need to Qualify:
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A High School Diploma or G.E.D. Ability
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Pass a basic math test and a drug test
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Computer Literacy
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Good work habits
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The Temple Paul Mitchel
Partner School
22 Church Street
Frederick, Maryland 21701
301.682.7550
https://temple.paulmitchell.edu/
TESST – College of
Technology
803 Glen Eagles Court
Towson, Maryland 21286
800.935.1857
http://towson.tesst.com/Pages/Ho
mepage.aspx
Universal Technical Institute
(UTI) – Locations all over the
U.S.
Philadelphia, PA / Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC / Dallas &
Houston, TX / Lisle, IL /
Phoenix, AZ / Orlando, FL /
Los Angeles & Sacramento, CA
http://www.uti.edu/
The Williamson College of the
Trades
106 S. New Middletown Rd.,
Media, PA 19063
610.566.1776
https://www.williamson.edu/
An interest in math and science
Ability to work well with others
Desire to build a challenging and rewarding
career.
The Temple, A Paul Mitchell Partner School,
occupies a 30,000-square-foot, 100-year-old
Masonic temple in the heart of Fredericktowne.
The education at our beauty school goes beyond the
“old school” methods still used by most other
institutions. The Temple team focuses on preparing
you to succeed in all areas of the industry; from
cosmetology to business management, retailing, and
time management skills.
TESST College of Technology in Towson,
Maryland, strives to prepare you with the training
and knowledge that could help you stand out from
the crowd in today’s competitive marketplace. We
offer certificate and associate's degree programs in
areas such as allied health, criminal justice, and
information technology. A variety of academic
programs will help prepare you with the training
and knowledge employers may search for in today’s
marketplace. This could be your chance to make a
difference acquiring the education and developing
the career skills you need to get ahead.
Universal Technical Institute Inc. (UTI) is a
nationwide provider of technical education training
for students seeking careers as professional
automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and
marine technicians. Through our nationwide
campus-based school system, UTI offers
specialized technical education programs under the
banner of several well-known brands, including
Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle
Mechanics Institute (MMI), Marine Mechanics
Institute (MMI) and NASCAR Technical Institute
(NTI). We’re the industry’s choice for training
because we set the standard for technical education,
lifelong learning and employment services. The
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and
Colleges (ACCSC) have accredited all of our
schools.
The Williamson College of the Trades prepares
deserving young men to be useful and respected
members of society. To accomplish the mission,
Williamson gratuitously provides students with
academic, trade, technical, moral and religious
education, and a living environment based on the
Judeo-Christian perspective that fosters the values
of faith, integrity, diligence, excellence, and service.
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Wyo Tech
500 Innovation Drive
Blairsville, PA 15717
724.459.9500
Campus locations in:
Blairsville, PA; Daytona, FL;
Fremont, CA, Laramie, WY;
Long Beach, CA and
Sacramento, CA.
http://www.wyotech.edu/
York Technical Institute (YTI)
717.757.1100
http://www.yti.edu/
Campus locations in:
Altoona, PA; Capital Region,
PA; Emigsville, PA;
Lancaster, PA and York, PA.
Yorktowne Business Institute
West 7th Avenue
York, PA 17404
and
The School of Culinary Arts
1063 North George Street,
York, PA 17404
1.800.840.1004
http://www.ybi.edu/
We are not just a tech school. We’re a community
of students and instructors who are passionate about
the automotive diesel, motorcycle, marine, collision
& refinishing, plumbing, and electrician career
fields. That’s why we’re dedicated to supporting
our students with superior college-level education
in our tech-based training classes. Our career
training programs are short-term, and most of our
students complete their programs in less than 16
months.
It's time to consider your personal path to a
successful future, and we're here to help. At YTI
Career Institute, we offer accelerated, hands-on
training to prepare you for a rewarding career in the
fields of business, computers, criminal justice,
culinary arts, medical or trades in 9-21 months.
Located in Historic York, PA, Yorktowne Business
Institute offers fast, focused and friendly career
training in the Medical, Business and Culinary Arts
fields.