For immediate release July 7, 2008

Media contact: Jacquie Lucy 410-869-7168

Save on tuition plus the price of gas by enrolling in a CCBC online class
Hundreds of online courses available!

Baltimore County, Md. – Don’t let the high cost of gasoline be a roadblock to your future. Enroll today in any of the nearly 400 online credit and non-credit courses offered by the Community College of Baltimore County. Register online at www.ccbcmd.edu and click on the link for Fall 2008 classes, starting Aug. 25.

Use online courses to:

• Take the basics for your college degree, such as College Composition, Algebra, United States History, Biology, etc
• Retool for a new career with online courses in e-business, criminal justice, educational psychology, human anatomy and philosophy, to name only a few.
• Reinvent yourself – learn a foreign language, enlarge your vocabulary, or learn how to organize your personal finances

This is just a sampling of the online classes available at CCBC. Go online at www.ccbcmd.edu and see for yourself. Online classes will not only help you save on gas, but community colleges also give you a substantial savings in tuition, too.

Not sure if online learning is for you? CCBC offers a quick online self-assessment test to help you decide if distance learning is the right choice for you.

CCBC offers a variety of alternative scheduling options to meet your educational needs and save you money. Innovative hybrid courses meet once a week, four times a semester, etc. and combine online learning with classroom instruction and/or clinical or laboratory experiences. These include degree and certificate programs in General Studies, Criminal Justice and E-Business. Two new hybrid programs – Nursing and Accounting (CPA fast track) – debut this fall. Visit the CCBC Web site to find out more.

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About CCBC
Rooted in the community since 1957, CCBC educates nearly 65,000 students each year, including half of all Baltimore County residents attending college in Maryland as undergraduates. Offering more than 50 associate degree and 100 certificate programs, CCBC ranks among the best in providing undergraduate education, work force development, technology, health care training and life enrichment options to citizens throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan area. CCBC also provides customized employee development training to more than 100 companies annually.