Maryland Nursing Schools

Nursing Scholarship Exceeds $1M Goal

Baltimore, Md. - A scholarship for University of Maryland School of Nursing students, initiated by Maryland Comptroller William Donald Schaefer, has exceeded the $1 million goal set when he endowed the scholarship in 1999 with an initial commitment of $350,000. The scholarship was established in honor of Schaefer's long-time friend and companion Hilda Mae Snoops, who was a nurse. The fund, which provides financial aid based on need and merit, has provided assistance to more than 50 nursing students since its inception. Although the goal for the Snoops Scholarship Fund has been reached, Schaefer's support for the nursing profession will not end.

"During the past six years, I have learned that there are severe shortages in bedside nurses, as well as nursing faculty," says Schaefer. "Nursing schools throughout Maryland are turning away qualified students because there aren't enough faculty to teach them."

Determined to help address the nursing faculty shortage, Schaefer is helping the School of Nursing raise $1 million to create the William Donald Schaefer Nurse Faculty Fund. This fund will be used to support the hiring and retention of new and current nursing teachers.

"We truly appreciate Comptroller Schaefer's commitment to nursing," says Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing. "The Snoops Scholarship provides aspiring nurses throughout Maryland the opportunity to study at our School, and the new Nurse Faculty Fund will help us hire and retain excellent faculty, which will help alleviate the nurse and nursing faculty shortages."

Anyone wishing to support the Nurse Faculty Fund can mail his or her check to the University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard Street, Suite 729, Baltimore, MD 21201. Make checks payable to: "UMBF, Inc." Memo: William Donald Schaefer Nurse Faculty Fund. Donations can also be made here. For more information about the William Donald Schaefer Nurse Faculty Fund, call 410-706-8418.

Founded in 1889, the University of Maryland School of Nursing is one of the leading research institutions in the nation. Consistently ranked among the top 10 schools of nursing in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, the School enrolls over 1,400 students in its baccalaureate, master's, doctoral and continuing education programs. The School emphasizes the integration of research, teaching and clinical practice, and serves regional, national and international audiences.

Maryland Board of Nursing Approved Nursing Programs

• Registered Nursing Programs
• Practical Nursing Programs
• Online Refresher Courses
• Onsite Refresher Courses
• Other Approved Refresher Courses

Registered Nursing Programs:

Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, Maryland 21502. (301) 784-5568

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD 21012. (410) 777-1310 

Baltimore City Community College
2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. (410) 462-7771

Bowie State University
14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715. (301) 860-3202

Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157 (410) 386-8231

Cecil Community College
One Seahawk Drive NE, MD 21901. (410) 287-6060 ext. 333

Chesapeake College
P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, Maryland 21679. (410) 822-5400 x252

College of Notre Dame of Maryland (BSN Completion for Registered Nurses only)
4701 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210. (410) 532-5500

College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910, Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646. (301) 934-7534

Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912. (301) 891-4005

Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville and Essex Campuses
Catonsville: 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. (410) 455-6991
Essex: 7201 Rossville Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21237. (410) 780-6363

Coppin State College
2500 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216. (410) 383-5990 

Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702. (301) 846-2652

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD 21742. (301) 790-2800 x276

Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014. (410) 836-4438

Howard Community College
Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044. (410) 772-4856

Johns Hopkins University
525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205. (410) 955-7548 

Montgomery College
7600 Takoma Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912. (301) 650-1501

Prince Georges Community College
301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20772. (301) 322-0801

Salisbury State University
1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801. (410) 542-6161

Towson State University - College of Health Professions
8000 York Road, Towson, Maryland 21252. (410) 704-4170

University of Maryland - School of Nursing
655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. (410) 706-0501

Villa Julie College
Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153. (410) 486-7001

Wor-Wic Community College
Nursing Department, 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804. (410) 572-8700

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Practical Nursing Programs:

Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502. (301) 784-5568

Baltimore City Community College
2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215. (410) 462-7771

Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157 (410) 386-8231

Cecil Community College
One Seahawk Drive NE, Maryland 21901. (410) 287-6060 ext. 333

College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910, Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646. (301) 934-7534

Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk Campus
7200 Sollers Point Rd. Baltimore, Maryland 21222

Chesapeake College - MGW Nursing Program
Wye Mills, MD 21679. (410) 822-5400 x252

Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702. (301) 846-2652

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD 21742. (301) 790-2800 x276

Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014. (410) 836-4438

Howard Community College
Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044. (410) 772-4856

Prince Georges Community College
301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20772. (301) 322-0801

Wor-Wic Community College
Nursing Department, 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804. (410) 572-8700

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Online Refresher Courses:

College of Southern Maryland
Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646. (301) 934-7558

Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, Ohio  (800) 556-6942
Clinical at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland and Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD

Onsite Refresher Courses:

Allegany College
2401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, Maryland 21502. (301) 784-5533

Anne Arundel Community College
101 Crain Highway NE, Glen Burnie, MD 21061. (410) 777-2912

Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157. (410) 386-8025

College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910 Mitchell Rd. LaPlata, MD 20646. (301) 934-7553

CCBC Catonsville Campus
800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228. (410) 780-6645

CCBC Essex Campus
7201 Rossville Boulevard, Maryland, MD 21237. (410) 780-6645

Hagerstown Community College
11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740. (301) 790-2800 x 397

Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD 21014. (410) 836-4172

Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy. Columbia, Maryland 21044. (410) 772-4967

Montgomery College
7977 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910. (301) 562-5513

Wor-Wic Community College
32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, Maryland 21804. (410) 219-2836

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Other Refresher Courses:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599. (919) 966-3638

George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd Street NW, Washington DC 20037. (202) 715-5074

Georgetown University
School of Nursing and Health Studies Office of Continuing Education 37th and O Streets, NW Washington, DC 20057. (202) 687-1561

University of Delaware
College of Health Sciences, Newark, Delaware 19716. 800-863-6877

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Nursing Resources

For information on a career as a registered nurse and nursing education visit the National League for Nursing.

For information on nursing career options, financial aid, and listings of BSN, graduate, and accelerated nursing programs visit the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

For additional information on registered nurses, including credentialing visit the American Nurses Association.

Information about employment opportunities may be obtained from local hospitals, nursing care facilities, home health care agencies, psychiatric facilities, the Maryland State Board of Nursing, and local offices of the State employment service.

For information on obtaining U.S. certification and work visas for foreign-educated nurses, visit the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools.

For a list of accredited clinical nurse specialist programs, visit the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists.

For information on nurse midwives, including a list of accredited programs, visit the American College of Nurse-Midwives.

For information on nurse practitioners, including a list of accredited programs, visit the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

For information on nursing schools and lists of accredited programs in other states visit one of the following websites:North Carolina Nursing Programs, and RN to BSN Programs in Texas.

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