Cecil College
Cecil College at a Glance
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About Cecil College
According to Wikipedia, Cecil College is a public community college in Bay View, Maryland in Cecil County. History Cecil College was founded in 1968 to meet the educational needs of Cecil County residents. On June 13, 2007, the Maryland Higher Education Commission voted to accept its petition to change its name to Cecil College.
Cecil College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 62% | 33% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Cecil College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $5,640 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $6,275 |
| 30K - 48K | $7,119 |
| 48K - 75K | $7,347 |
| 75K - 110K | $8,956 |
| 110K+ | $12,281 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Cecil College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Cecil College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $48,140 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Cecil College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 2,248 | 2,248 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Cecil College?
Cecil College is located at One Seahawk Drive, North East, MD 21901-1900.
How Safe is Cecil College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Cecil College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Cecil College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. North East has a violent crime rate of 0.48% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.91%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Cecil College Known For?
Cecil College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Education
- Business
- Earth Sciences
- Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Communications
- Medical
- Biology
- Criminal Justice
- Engineering
- Literature
Cecil College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Cecil College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Cecil College ranks #180 in the U.S. and #466 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCecil College ranks #850 in the U.S. and #3670 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesCecil College ranks #1494 in the U.S. and #5418 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesCecil College ranks #1710 in the U.S. and #6015 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesCecil College ranks #1721 in the U.S. and #6918 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesCecil College ranks #2524 in the U.S. and #8861 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesCecil College ranks #2768 in the U.S. and #10006 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesCecil College ranks #2889 in the U.S. and #10383 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesCecil College ranks #3010 in the U.S. and #11369 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesCecil College ranks #3192 in the U.S. and #6766 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesCecil College ranks #3601 in the U.S. and #14141 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesCecil College ranks #3735 in the U.S. and #12838 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature Degrees