Maryland – University and College List

The following is a list of Universities in the state of Maryland:

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List of Community Colleges in the state of Maryland:

  • Allegany College of Maryland
  • Anne Arundel Community College
  • Baltimore City Community College
  • Carroll Community College
  • Cecil College
  • Chesapeake College
  • College of Southern Maryland
  • Community College of Baltimore County
  • Frederick Community College
  • Garrett College
  • Hagerstown Community College
  • Harford Community College
  • Howard Community College
  • Montgomery College
  • Prince George’s Community College
  • Wor-Wic Community College
  • United States Senate Youth Program Scholarship

Each year, two students from every state and the District of Columbia are selected to attend a week-long government, and leadership program in the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. The week-long event will occur March 3 – 10, 2018. This program, now in its 56th year, is fully funded by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. USSYP has an excellent reputation for providing outstanding student leaders a unique experience in understanding our nation’s political process. The one-week program provides an opportunity for students to meet with legislative, executive, and judicial leaders to discuss political issues that affect our nation. Each participant also receives a one-time $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship with encouragement to pursue coursework in history and political science.

Applications were distributed to all Maryland high schools on July 21, 2017. Please contact your school principal or guidance counselor to complete an application. Additional information can be found on the attached brochure and via the USSYP website: www.ussenateyouth.org.

  • Edward T. and Mary A. Conroy Memorial Scholarship Program & Jean B. Cryor Memorial Scholarship Program

You must be a Maryland resident at the time of the application.

You must enroll at a two-year or four-year Maryland college or university, as a full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate student or attend a private career school. You must be: the son, daughter, stepchild, or the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a member of the United States Armed Forces who died as a result of military service or who suffered a service-connected 100% permanent disability as result of military service; a veteran who suffers a service-connected disability of 25% or greater, as a result of military service, and has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans’ educational benefits; the son, daughter, stepchild, or surviving spouse of a victim of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks who died as a result of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the attack on the Pentagon in Virginia, or the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in Pennsylvania; a POW/MIA of the Vietnam Conflict or his/her son, daughter, or stepchild and was a resident of this State at the time the person was declared to be a prisoner of war or missing in action the son, daughter, stepchild, or surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a state or local public safety employee or volunteer who died in the line of duty or who was 100 percent disabled in the line of duty; or a state or local public safety employee or volunteer who was 100 percent disabled in the line of duty; a veteran, as defined under § 9–901 of the State Government Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, who either suffers a service connected disability of 25% or greater and has exhausted or is no longer eligible for federal veterans’ educational benefits; the son, daughter, stepchild, or surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of a school employee who, as a result of an act of violence either died in the line of duty or sustained an injury in the line of duty that rendered the school employee 100% disabled.

  • Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts (VAIC) Scholarship Program

The Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship Program is designed to provide financial assistance to United States armed forces personnel who served in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts, and their sons, daughters, or spouses who are current high school seniors, and full-time or part-time, degree-seeking undergraduate students enrolled in an eligible accredited Maryland postsecondary institution.

​HOW TO APPLY

Applicants for the scholarship must submit the Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship application, by March 1, online at https://mdcaps.mhec.state.md.us(application instructions below), with all required supporting documentation, which includes:

A Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) filed by March 1 each year;
If a son or daughter of a veteran, a birth certificate showing the names of both parents;
If a spouse of a veteran, a marriage certificate;
Documentation of Chapter 33/Post 9/11 GI Bill Benefits
Documentation of military orders:
United States Armed Forces – Active Duty: copy of current official military orders: documentation of service in Afghanistan/Iraq
United States Armed Forces – Veteran: copy of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214)
United States Armed Forces – Reserve Component: copy of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214)
Maryland National Guard: copy of Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD-214)
Note: DD214 form must include dates served and where served (Afghanistan/Iraq or contiguous waters or air space). If information is not on DD214, other official documentation must be provided with dates and places as listed above.

  • Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth

The Maryland Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth is available to unaccompanied homeless youth who are enrolled as a candidate for an associate, bachelor’s degree or vocational certificate at a Maryland Public institution of higher education. The purpose of the Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth is to provide financial assistance to unaccompanied homeless youth.

QUALIFICATIONS

To be eligible for the Maryland Tuition Waiver for Unaccompanied Homeless Youth, a youth must:

Be declared as an unaccompanied homeless youth who is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian and
Be a homeless child or youth as defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Act defines homeless children as “individuals who lack fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.”

AWARD AMOUNT

You are exempt from paying tuition and mandatory fees at a public college in Maryland. The tuition waiver only applies to tuition and fees. This also includes all fees for credit bearing and noncredit courses required as a condition of enrollment​.​

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