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Higher Education in Maryland

Private Career Schools

The Maryland Higher Education Commission serves as the state's regulator of private career schools (PCS).  It sets academic and financial standards and takes legal action when necessary to protect students.  No private career school may operate in Maryland without Commission approval.  Maryland has over 170 private career schools from which to choose that offer everything from cosmetology to medical imaging. If your goal is to become a computer technician, you can find training in one of dozens of Maryland private career schools. If you are interested in the health field, Maryland has more than 20 health related private career schools. The bottom line is there is a private career school to suit almost any interest or field. On this site, you will find a list of Maryland’s private career schools. You will also find out how to open a private career school, information on closed private career schools and outcomes for each approved program, which includes enrollment, completion rate and pass rate of graduates on any licensure examination

Workforce Investment Act

The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) web pages contain the Maryland State List of Occupational Training Providers eligible for funding through the federal Workforce Investment Act.  This State List includes more than 800 occupational programs offered by over 90 institutions (community colleges, 4-year colleges and universities, private career schools, and other training providers).  The State List also identifies over 50 prevocational Adult Education and Literacy activities overseen by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.

Funding for training listed on this website is provided to eligible individuals through WIA Individual Training Accounts (ITA).  Contact a Local Workforce Investment Board "One Stop", to receive employment counseling, determine your eligibility for WIA funding, and explore the possibility of WIA funding for the training listed.

The Maryland State List of Occupational Training Providers eligible for WIA funding is updated weekly.

  
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