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Among independent postsecondary institutions are over 20 four-year colleges and universities; 2 two-year colleges; and over 130 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 accreditation, see: http://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/pages/colleges_universities/accreditation.aspx
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
Brightwood College [formerly TESST College of Technology] (2-year)
(all locations closed Dec. 2018)
Beltsville Campus
4600 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville, MD 20705
Towson Campus
803 Glen Eagles Court, Towson, MD 21286
Capitol Technology University
11301 Springfield Road, Laurel, MD 20708 - 9759
1-800-950-1992 (toll free), (301) 369-3629
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) 516-8000, (410) 516-8171; fax: (410) 516-6025
e-mail: gotojhu@jhu.edu
web: www.jhu.edu/
Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School [formerly Washington Bible College]
7852 Walker Drive, Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770
(301) 552-1400
web: www.lbc.edu/dc/
Lincoln College of Technology
9325 Snowden River Parkway, Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 290-7100
web: www.lincolntech.edu/campus/columbia-md
Loyola University Maryland
4501 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210 - 2699
(410) 617-2000; (410) 617-5012; 1-800-221-9107 (toll free)
e-mail: admission@loyola.edu
web: www.loyola.edu/
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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.
![[photo, McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/01glance/images/1198-1-1402.jpg)
McDaniel College [formerly Western Maryland College]
McDaniel College, Westminster, Maryland, July 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
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Mount St. Mary's University [formerly Mount St. Mary's College & Seminary]
Bradley Hall, Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, Maryland, October 2016. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
Ner Israel Rabbinical College
400 Mount Wilson Lane, Baltimore, MD 21208
(410) 484-7200
e-mail: nirc@nirc.edu
web: https://nirc.edu/
Notre Dame of Maryland University
4701 North Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 435-0100
web: www.ndm.edu/
Purdue University Global (formerly Kaplan University)
(closed locations in 2019)
Rockville Campus
1390 Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850
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St. John's College
McDowell Hall, St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, April 2005. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
SANS Technology Institute
11200 Rockville Pike, Suite 200, North Bethesda, MD 20852
(301) 241-7665
e-mail: info@sans.edu
web: www.sans.edu/
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (2-year)
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training & Education, 45353 St. Georges Ave., Piney Point, MD 20674
(301) 994-0010; fax: (301) 994-2189
e-mail: admissions@seafarers.org
web: www.seafarers.org/training-and-careers/jobs/the-seafarers-harry-lundeberg-school-of-seamanship/
Stevenson University [formerly Villa Julie College]
(410) 486-7001; 1-877-468-6852 (toll free)
e-mail: admissions@stevenson.edu
web: www.stevenson.edu/
Owings Mills Campus
100 Campus Circle, Owings Mills, MD 21117 - 7804
Washington Adventist University [formerly Columbia Union College]
7600 Flower Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912 - 7794
1-800-835-4212 (toll free)
e-mail: enroll@wau.edu
web: www.wau.edu/
Washington College
300 Washington Ave., Chestertown, MD 21620
(410) 778-2800, (410) 778-7700
e-mail: wc_admissions@washcoll.edu
web: www.washcoll.edu/
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary & College
6602 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 358-3144; fax: 866-990-1983
e-mail: info@wits.edu
web: www.wits.edu/
Yeshiva College of the Nation's Capital
1216 Arcola Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20902
(301) 649-7077; fax: (301) 649-7053
e-mail: ygoffice@yeshiva.edu
web: www.yeshiva.edu/YESHIVAGEDOLAH/YeshivaCollegeoftheNationsCapital/tabid/101/Default.aspx
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