Vocational Programs at College of Southern Maryland

Certificate Programs at College of Southern Maryland

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
28	65	$9,450

College of Southern Maryland is a 2-4 years, public school located in La Plata, Maryland. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $40,600. A total of 4,868 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 32%. College of Southern Maryland offer 65 programs and, among them, 28 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

College of Southern Maryland offers 28 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate and 2-Years Certificate programs. Of that, 9 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

We note again College of Southern Maryland mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	5	4	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	15	13	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	15	4	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	413	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Commercial and Advertising Art	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Photography	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	7	22	NOT OFFERED
Retail Management	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	NOT OFFERED	45	31	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in College of Southern Maryland. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $31,200 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $40,600 for College of Southern Maryland graduates.

Median Earning By Time for College of Southern Maryland Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$31,200	$33,000	$30,400
7 Years After Graduation	$36,000	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$36,200	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$40,000	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$40,600	$47,000	$38,400

On-Campus Student Services

College of Southern Maryland provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided