[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17719]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I recognize the 40th 
anniversary of Howard Community College in Howard County, MD. In 1970, 
Howard Community College began with 1 building and 600 students in the 
planned community of Columbia. Since then, Howard Community College has 
grown into a sprawling campus and cultural magnet that draws nearly one 
out of every four Howard County high school graduates to its 
classrooms.
  In fiscal year 2010, Howard Community College enrolled more than 
12,851 credit students and 16,780 noncredit continuing education 
students. Nearly 30 percent of its faculty has doctorates and the 
community is able to choose from more than 7,056 classes each year.
  The Howard Community College administration works closely with the 
business community and county government to ensure that the college's 
courses are preparing students for careers and/or educational 
advancement in areas that will result in employment and respond to 
business needs. For example, in response to the national nursing 
shortage, Howard Community College has developed a nursing program with 
a reputation for excellence--90 percent of last year's nursing students 
passed the licensing exam on the first try.
  The Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center, which opened in 2006, 
has added a community cultural dimension to the college by offering 
three performance venues, two dance studios, and instructional space 
for art and music classes. The Children's Learning Center serves as a 
child care center as well as a lab school for students in the Early 
Childhood Development Program, an important resource for working 
parents.
  Howard Community College can be proud of its rapid growth and its 
outstanding reputation. The college offers an important resource to the 
community and works hard to deliver on its pledge: ``You Can Get There 
From Here.''
  I hope my colleagues will join me in congratulating Howard Community 
College on its success and join me in wishing President Kathleen B. 
Hetherington, the Board of Trustees, and the Howard County community 
continued success in educating students.

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