College of Southern Maryland
College of Southern Maryland at a Glance
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About College of Southern Maryland
According to Wikipedia, The College of Southern Maryland is a public community college with campuses in Hughesville, La Plata, Leonardtown, and Prince Frederick, Maryland. It serves students living in Southern Maryland's Charles, St. Mary's, and Calvert counties.
College of Southern Maryland's Online Degrees
Undergraduate Certificate in Accounting
Degree Concentrations
- Basic
- Advanced
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Business Management
Degree Concentrations
- Marketing
- Required Credits: 30
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Small Business Entrepreneurship
- Required Credits: 30
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Business Administration
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Sport Management
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Technical Management
- Required Credits: 60-61
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Technical Support
- Required Credits: 18
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in Information Services Technology
- Required Credits: 30
- Format: Fully online
AAS in Information Services Technology
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2 years
- Format: Fully online
Undergraduate Certificate in General Studies
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 31
- Format: Fully online
College of Southern Maryland Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 66% | 32% |
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 College of Southern Maryland Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,200 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $4,512 |
| 30K - 48K | $4,012 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,725 |
| 75K - 110K | $7,755 |
| 110K+ | $10,941 |
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 College of Southern Maryland Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former College of Southern Maryland students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,504 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.
College of Southern Maryland's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 8,145 | 8,145 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is College of Southern Maryland?
College of Southern Maryland is located at 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD 20646-0910.
How Safe is College of Southern Maryland?
No violent or property offenses were reported on College of Southern Maryland’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, College of Southern Maryland has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. La Plata has a violent crime rate of 0.22% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.75%. 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 College of Southern Maryland Known For?
College of Southern Maryland is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
College of Southern Maryland's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much College of Southern Maryland'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
College of Southern Maryland ranks #891 in the U.S. and #2300 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #1305 in the U.S. and #5532 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #1435 in the U.S. and #2773 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #1696 in the U.S. and #6123 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #1767 in the U.S. and #6078 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #2137 in the U.S. and #8014 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #2379 in the U.S. and #10618 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesCollege of Southern Maryland ranks #2485 in the U.S. and #9091 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications Degrees