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Eastern Shore colleges outline workforce training, capital needs and enrollment recovery
Summary
Presidents from community colleges and universities on the Eastern Shore updated the delegation on enrollment gains, new workforce programs — including mobile welding and cybersecurity ranges — and capital requests for facilities such as a veterinary program at UMES and a Queen Anne's Tech building.
Leaders from the Eastern Shore’s colleges and universities told the delegation on Jan. 31, 2025, that enrollment is recovering after the pandemic and that institutions are expanding workforce training and seeking state capital and operating support to meet regional needs.
The group — which included presidents or representatives from Cecil College, Chesapeake College, Salisbury University, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES), Washington College, and Warwick Community College — described new training programs, mobile equipment for trade training, and specific capital projects that would increase local capacity for health care, skilled trades and cultural programming.
Mary Bolt, president of Cecil College, said the college’s accelerated nursing program (a three‑year, one‑year accelerated cohort for students with prerequisites completed) has a…
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