College of Southern Maryland

College of Southern Maryland

Presidential Seal on a CSM Building
Former names	Charles County Community College, Calvert County Community College, St. Mary's Community College
Motto	Your Pathway to Possibility
Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	September 1, 1958; 66 years ago(1958-09-01)
Chairman	Shawn B. Coates[1]
President	Dr. Yolanda Wilson[2]
Students	14,329 (2023)[3]
Undergraduates	7,622 (2023)[3]
Other students	7,017 (2023)[3]
Location	La Plata, Hughesville, Leonardtown, Prince Frederick, Maryland , U.S. 38°33′34″N77°0′33″W / 38.55944°N 77.00917°W /38.55944; -77.00917
Campus	Rural, 173 acres (70 ha)
Colors	Green, gold, black
Sporting affiliations	National Junior College Athletic Association, Division II
Mascot	Hawks
Website	csmd.edu

TheCollege of Southern Maryland(CSM) is apubliccommunity collegewith campuses inHughesville,La Plata,Leonardtown, andPrince Frederick,Maryland. It serves students living inSouthern Maryland'sCharles,St. Mary's, andCalvertcounties.

In September 1958, the predecessor to today's CSM, Charles County Junior College, began evening classes atLa Plata High School.^[4]In 1960, the college added anapprenticeship program.^[5]In 1968, Charles County Community College began construction of theCareer Education and Administration Buildingon what is now the main CSM campus inLa 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 includingAssociate of Arts,Associate of Science, andAssociate of Applied Sciencedegree programs. CSM has more than 300 transfer agreements with four-year colleges and universities.^[6]Furthermore, CSM offers a wide range ofcontinuing educationcertificates andcareer trainingprograms such as computer programming and repair, truck driving, and nursing.

CSM isaccreditedby theMiddle States Commission on Higher Education.^[7]Its business, physical therapy, and nursing programs have specialized accreditation byAccreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs,American Physical Therapy Association, andNational League for Nursing, respectively.^[7]

The Charles County facilities include the La Plata Campus inLa Plata, the Regional Hughesville Campus inHughesville, the Center for Transportation Training inWaldorf, and the Velocity Center atIndian Head.

TheSt. Mary's Countycampus is located inLeonardtown.

TheCalvert Countycampus is located inPrince Frederick.^[8]

The La Plata Campus is home to 14 buildings and houses abookstore,conference center, a fine arts center with a 400-seat auditorium,computer laboratories, adistance learningcenter, 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 ofSt. Mary's Countywas established in 1978 atGreat 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]

The Community College at Calvert County, established in 1980, moved to its current location on J.W. Williams Road inPrince Frederickin 2005.^[12]The main building is a two-story, 56,000-square-foot (5,200 m²) construction, which includes 15 classrooms, 6computer labs, and a 2,951-square-foot (274.2 m²) library.^[12]

The B Building is a two-story 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) construction, which includes student services, seven computer labs and classrooms, the newly expanded wellness center, the Nuclear Energy Training Center, and is the college's first LEED certified building with four green roofs.^[13]

On February 27, 2013, the College of Southern Maryland announced it had purchased 74 acres inHughesvilleto build another campus. The first phase was the construction of the 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m²) Center for Trades and Energy Training (CTET).^[14]

The second phase, concluded in 2023, included the construction of the 50,000-square-foot Center for Health Sciences, which includes specialized health sciences labs and classrooms.^[15]

The Velocity Center atIndian Head, operated and managed by CSM, is a 13,000-square-foot facility located outside of theNaval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD). It includes classrooms, conference rooms, and a makerspace.^[16]

The College of Southern Maryland has four intercollegiate men's teams and four intercollegiate women's teams that compete in theNJCAA, Division II. The men's teams include baseball, basketball, soccer, and golf. The women's teams include basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball.^[17]

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