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Among independent postsecondary institutions are 25 four-year colleges and universities; 2 two-year colleges; and 175 private career schools approved by the Maryland Higher Education Commission. These colleges and universities offer educational programs reviewed regularly for accreditation by the Commission. For more information on which programs are accredited, see: www.mhec.state.md.us/highered/heprograms.asp
Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Ave., Baltimore, Maryland, May 2012. 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.
McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Baltimore Hebrew Institute [formerly Baltimore Hebrew University]
Now relocated to Towson University.
Binah Institute of Advanced Judaic Studies for Women
6214 Pimlico Road, Baltimore, MD 21209
(410) 764-7712
Capitol Technology University
11301 Springfield Road, Laurel, MD 20708 - 9759
(301) 369-2800; 1-888-522-7486 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@captechu.edu
web: www.captechu.edu
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Goucher College
Hoffberger Science Center, Goucher College, Towson, Maryland, August 2003. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218
(410) 516-6700
web: www.jhu.edu
Kaplan University (formerly Hagerstown Business College)
18618 Crestwood Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-3600; 1-800-987-7734 (toll free)
e-mail: infoku@kaplan.edu
web: www.kc-hagerstown.com
Lincoln College of Technology
9325 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia, MD 21046
410-290-7100
web: www.lincolnedu.com/campus/columbia-md
Loyola University Maryland
4501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 2699
(410) 617-2000; 1-800-221-9107 (toll free)
web: www.loyola.edu
![[photo, Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/i006106b.jpg)
Maryland Institute College of Art
Maryland Institute College of Art, Mount Royal Station, Baltimore, Maryland, June 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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
Notre Dame of Maryland University
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
St. John's College
60 College Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401 - 2800
(410) 626-2522; 1-800-727-9238 (toll free)
e-mail: Annapolis.Admissions@sjc.edu
web: www.sjc.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
SANS Technology Institute
8120 Woodmont Ave., Suite 205, Bethesda, MD 20814
e-mail: info@sans.edu
web: www.sans.edu/
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (two year)
P. O. Box 75
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Education & Training, Route 249, Piney Point, MD 20674 - 0075
(301) 994-0010
web: http://seafarers.org/paulhallcenter/phc.asp
Sojourner-Douglass College
Baltimore Campus [centers also in Cambridge, Lanham, & Salisbury]
500 North Caroline St., Baltimore, MD 21205 - 1898
(410) 276-0306; 1-800-732-2630 (toll free)
web: www.sdc.edu
(Annapolis campus closed in Feb. 2015)
Stevenson University (formerly 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.stevenson.edu/
Stratford University
Baltimore Campus at Little Italy
210 South Central Ave., Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 752-4710; 1-800-624-9926 (toll free)
web: www.stratford.edu/
Talmudical Academy of Baltimore
4445 Old Court Road, Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-6600, (410) 484-5717
web: www.talmudicalacademy.org/
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/
Washington Adventist University [formerly 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.wau.edu/
Washington College
300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-2800; 1-800-422-1782 (toll free)
e-mail: wc_admissions@washcoll.edu
web: www.washcoll.edu/
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary/Maalot Baltimore
6600 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 358-3144
e-mail: maalotbaltimore@juno.com
web: http://maalotbaltimore.org/
Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital
1216 Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301) 649-7077; fax: (301) 649-7053
web: www.yeshiva.edu/yeshivagedolah/yeshivacollegeofthenationscapital/tabid/101/default.aspx
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