2010 CCBC College Catalog

Life Enrichment

The Life Enrichment department makes lifelong learning education accessible, convenient and enjoyable. Hundreds of course options touch every generation from youth to senior citizen and strive to put the college in everyone’s neighborhood. Through Community Education, CCBC provides courses throughout the region in public schools, libraries, senior centers and various community centers, as well as on CCBC’s main campuses. Programs include:

Adult Education, ESOL, and Family Literacy focuses on helping adult learners master the reading and math skills needed to earn a high school diploma or enter a post-secondary education or a career-training program. Classes are also available to assist speakers of other languages increase their English language skills. In partnership with several county agencies and with grant funding from the State of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Education, this area offers:

  • Instruction for improving academic skills
  • GED preparation classes
  • External High School Diploma Program (EDP)
  • Workplace literacy services
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
  • ESOL Family Literacy Program
  • Volunteer Program for Tutors

Life Enrichment programs offer more than 3,000 community education courses each year, providing learning opportunities for more than 10,000 students. Curricula feature both introductory and in-depth learning experiences in areas such as:

  • Arts
  • Boating, Fitness, Outdoor Activities
  • Crafts
  • Health and Wellness
  • History and Culture
  • Hobbies
  • Languages
  • Personal Development
  • Personal Finance
  • Classes for Seniors
  • Sports
  • Travel
  • Classes for Youth

The Youth Enrichment and Creative Arts Center focuses on classes for students age 16 and under. The Center provides area youth the opportunity to learn in a fun, engaging environment. From toddler to teen, the Center offers courses that include:

  • Arts
  • College Prep
  • Computers
  • Cooking
  • Dance/Fitness
  • Home Schooling
  • Jewelry Making
  • Language
  • Math and Science
  • Music
  • Theatre

The Senior Institute plays a vital role in the lives of thousands of older adults. The Institute offers a vast and eclectic array of courses and programs. Organizations providing residential services for seniors can arrange customized contract courses for their residents.

  • The Arts
  • Health and Wellness
  • Computers
  • History, Politics and Events
  • Humanities and Culture
  • Travel

The Center for Alternative Customized College Education for Special Students (A.C.C.E.S.S.) offers customized contract courses to non-profit agencies serving individuals with developmental, emotional, and physical disabilities. Organizations serving these individuals are encouraged to contact us to arrange for contract courses to be held at their location or at one of the College campuses. Courses offered through our program include instruction in basic education, vocational preparation, life skills training, and personal development, all of which enable individuals with disabilities to become productive members of society.

Single Step offers academic, life, pre-vocational, and career programming designed specifically for individuals with learning differences and disabilities that impact learning. Courses are offered on CCBC campuses on the east and west sides of the county. Single Step’s mission is to meet the transition, career training, and lifelong learning needs of the greater Baltimore area’s disabled community. Day, evening, and weekend courses are available. Programs include:

  • Transition Program focusing on academic, prevocational, and life skills
  • Childcare Program (MD State 90-Hour Childcare Certificate)
  • Warehouse Technician Certification Program (Forklift Certificate and CCBC Completion Certificate)
  • Clerical and Office Skills Program (CCBC Completion Certificate)
  • CCBC Harbour Horizons (CCBC Completion Certificate)
  • Beginning Literacy for Special Learners
  • Interpersonal and Communication Skills

The Job Network is a partnership with the Baltimore County Department of Social Services and HumanIm, Inc., to assist welfare applicants and recipients in gaining economic self-sufficiency. The program has been a major force in workforce development in the Baltimore metropolitan area since August, 2000. Job Network offers comprehensive fulltime services including classes to develop job search and interviewing skills, computer classes, case-management services to assist students in identifying and removing barriers to work, as well as job placement and job retention assistance.

Travel Studies

From day trips that can satisfy a whim, to overnight and weekend excursions, our Travel, Learn, and Grow Programs can take you far and wide. Broadway shows, museums, historic sites, wine tasting, mansions of the rich and famous, gardens, history, and more. CCBC has something for everyone.

We collaborate with both credit and non-credit faculty to develop travel tours that enhance the education in the classroom. Learn about the Salem witch trials and then visit the place where it all happened in a docent-lead tour. Traveling overseas, we have language classes that will teach you the language of the country you are visiting.

CCBC's study abroad program can be divided into two categories - those that focus on an academic environment and those that do not. If you are thinking about studying abroad, our International Travel Study program office is available to help.

Discover local attractions, discover America, or travel to worldwide destinations. Our Travel, Learn, and Grow offerings will provide you with your choices of vacations and getaways at a reasonable cost.

What better way to increase your thirst for travel and knowledge than to give yourself first hand experiences through one of CCBC's many options in our travel programs.