Fact: 60 percent of jobs by 2020 will require a college credential.

It’s a proven fact that if you commit to your education today, you will earn more tomorrow and be better prepared for the changes life will throw at you. Here are the facts:

• Students who earn their associate degree or certificate can expect to earn as much as $8,000 more per year and about $500,000 more in a lifetime than a high school graduate
   
• People change jobs up to 10 times in their working lives – and when you are job-hunting, a college credential will always give you an edge.
   
• Credential holders are more likely to keep their jobs. Unemployment for community college graduates is typically 30 percent lower than for high school grads.
   
• Think about the future: college graduates tend to live longer, healthier lives and the children of college graduates are more likely to graduate themselves.

Community college completion is your pathway to greater earning potential and unlimited opportunities. That’s why CCBC is committed to getting you to the finish line.

Whether you want to earn a degree or certificate, obtain transfer credits, or earn an essential workplace credential, CCBC offers the programs and support that can help you succeed.

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Student Advocacy Day 2013
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CCBC Business Student Avigayil Pearlman Awarded University of Baltimore’s Wilson Presidential Scholarship

Statewide Completion News
New blog keeps readers updated on completion news at Maryland’s 16 community colleges.

CCBC awarded five-year U.S. Department of Education Title III grant for nearly $2M
Funding will support “Building a culture of success: Increasing persistence, retention and graduation,” an initiative developed by CCBC Enrollment and Student Services.

Four-year schools courting community college graduates
“The students who are best have completed their [Associate of Arts] degree. They have a sense of completion. They understand a great deal about college-level teaching and responsibilities of college students, and they are typically quite mature.”
-- Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, president, UMBC

CCBC School of Health Professions students passing state and national licensure/certification exams with flying colors
Students in eight of its programs garnered 100 percent pass rates on their licensure/certification examinations.

Beyond the Classroom Walls
Learn about financial literacy (video).

CCBC students show off "super" status;
sign pledge to complete
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