| Summer 2010, No. 49 |
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ContentsPlans for New Allied Healthcare Education Center in Mount Airy Announced Charnock Elected Chair of the Board of Trustees Brown Appointed Dean of Business, Mathmatics, and Sciences Documentary Filmmakers Visit Carroll Community College College Receives National Recognition for Community Service Internships Give Students Real-World View of the Criminal Justice System
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| Plans for New Allied Healthcare Education Center in Mount Airy Announced |
On May 10, 2010, U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin, and Congressmen Elijah Cummings and John Sarbanes announced $1 million in federal funding to help build a new allied health care education center in Mount Airy. The new center, called the Mid-Maryland Community College Allied Healthcare Education Center, will cost a total of $5.5 million over five years and will train up to 500 students per year when at full capacity. The Allied Healthcare Education Center is a cooperative effort between Carroll, Frederick, and Howard Community Colleges, a partnership allowing students to receive training in allied health occupations at any of the three campuses and still pay in-county tuition. "This is about giving people the tools they need to keep the jobs they have, and preparing people who need jobs for jobs that are available in Maryland today," said Senator Mikulski. "With these funds, the three community colleges will train a new pipeline of workers to fill jobs in health care fields that are needed now and will be needed even more in the future." When complete, the Allied Healthcare Education Center will house science, computer and medical simulation laboratories and classrooms. The Center will also partner with Carroll Hospital Center, Frederick Memorial Hospital, Howard County General Hospital, and the Town of Mt. Airy, helping students to develop the skills necessary to alleviate the shortage of health care workers in Maryland. "In March, we enacted health care reform that will expand access to care for more than 30 million Americans. Now we need to make sure we have the health care professionals ready to provide Marylanders and all Americans with the health services that are needed," said Senator Cardin. "I strongly supported this funding because I believe our community colleges are at the forefront in providing the strong academic curriculum that will ensure we have the trained professionals in place for our health care delivery system." The Center will occupy approximately 14,000 square feet of space in the planned building, which is tentatively expected to open in fall 2011.
Left to right: Frederick Community College President Dr. Carol Eaton; Howard Community College President Dr. Kathleen Hetherington; Carroll Community College President Dr. Faye Pappalardo; U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski; U.S. Congressman John Sarbanes; U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin; and U.S. Congressman Elijah Cummings; at the announcement of the Mount Airy Center. Howard Community College will handle the grant funds for the consortium. |
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