Allegany College of Maryland (or ACM) is a two-year public community college located in Cumberland, Maryland. It was previously known as Allegany Community College (or ACC).

History

Allegany College of Maryland began operations in 1961 as "Allegany Community College" in an old public school facility (the segregationist era all-black Carver Community School) that had been closed by the Allegany County Board of Education. The College opened with an enrollment of 122 students from Allegany County. In 1969, the College moved to a new campus consisting of seven buildings on a 330 acre (1.3 km²) tract in suburban Cumberland that was partially funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission. Enrollment reached the 1000 mark in credit programs during the first year on the new campus and community service and continuing education courses and programs began. Since that time, six additional buildings have been added to the Cumberland Campus and two of the original six have been expanded to handle the increased in the number of programs and students.

The College opened two Pennsylvania campuses in 1989 (Somerset County Campus in Somerset, Pennsylvania) and 1990 (Bedford County Campus in Everett, Pennsylvania). It expanded its Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts programs into the Gateway Center located in downtown Cumberland in 2002.

The College now serves over 4,000 credit students and over 12,000 non-credit students. Over 1,200 of these credit students are served at the Pennsylvania campuses.

Programs

The College offers over 50 associate degrees, 17 certificates, and 13 letters of recognition.

Athletics

The College's men's baseball and basketball teams have been consistently ranked in the top 20 of their respective National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Divisions. The baseball team participated in the NJCAA national tournaments seven times, including a four-year run from 1994-1997. The men's basketball team has participated in the NJCAA national tournament in 1995-96 (finished 2nd), 1997-98, 2000-01 (finished 2nd), 2001-02, and 2003-04.^[1]

Governance

The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) oversees and coordinates higher education in the State of Maryland including academic and financial policies at the College. A seven member Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor of the State of Maryland, governs the College. The College also has an advisory board for each of its two Pennsylvania Campuses--the Bedford County Campus Advisory Committee and the Somerset County Campus Advisory Committee.

The college is a member of the Maryland Association of Community Colleges (MACC).

Accreditation

The College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

Noted students and alumni

• Joe Beimel, Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher.
• Stan Belinda, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Colorado Rockies pitcher.
• Steve Francis, Houston Rockets (all-Star), Orlando Magic (all-star), New York Knicks.
• Drew Hankinson, WWE Professional Wrestler.
• Steve Kline, Cleveland Indians, Montreal Expos, St. Louis Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, and San Francisco Giants pitcher.
• John Kruk, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, and Chicago White Sox first-baseman.
• Eric Mobley, Milwaukee Bucks Center.
• Scott Seabol, New York Yankees and St. Louis Cardinals third baseman.
• John Turner, Houston Rockets Power Forward.

References

External links

• Allegany College of Maryland

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