College of Southern Maryland

In September 1958, the predecessor to today's CSM, Charles County Junior College, began evening classes at La Plata High School . [ 4 ] In 1960, the college added an apprenticeship program . [ 5 ] In 1968, Charles County Community College began construction of the Career Education and Administration Building on what is now the main CSM campus in La Plata, Maryland . [ 5 ] On July 1, 2000, the college officially became the College of Southern Maryland. [ 4 ]

The College of Southern Maryland offers more than 120 programs of study including Associate of Arts , Associate of Science , and Associate of Applied Science degree programs. CSM has more than 300 transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities. [ 6 ] Furthermore, CSM offers a wide range of continuing education certificates and career training programs such as computer programming and repair, truck driving, and nursing. Accreditation CSM is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . [ 7 ] Its business, physical therapy, and nursing programs have specialized accreditation by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs , American Physical Therapy Association , and National League for Nursing , respectively. [ 7 ]

The Charles County facilities include the La Plata Campus in La Plata , the Regional Hughesville Campus in Hughesville , the Center for Transportation Training in Waldorf , and the Velocity Center at Indian Head . The St. Mary's County campus is located in Leonardtown . The Calvert County campus is located in Prince Frederick . [ 8 ] La Plata Campus The La Plata Campus is home to 14 buildings and houses a bookstore , conference center , a fine arts center with a 400-seat auditorium, computer laboratories , a distance learning center, a library, and a fitness center. [ 9 ] The Southern Maryland Studies Center, a regional archives repository and research center, is located in the CSM library. [ 10 ]

The Community College of St. Mary's County was established in 1978 at Great Mills High School . The campus was moved to its current location in 1997, which includes four buildings—Buildings A, B, C, and D. [ 11 ] The campus has an auditorium/seminar room, science labs, a fitness center and a pool, the latter two of which are available for student and community use. [ 11 ]