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.

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

Anne Arundel Community College
Arnold, MD 21012

Baltimore City Community College
2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Bowie State University
14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715

Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157

Cecil Community College
One Seahawk Drive NE, MD 21901

Chesapeake College
P.O. Box 8, Wye Mills, Maryland 21679

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

College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910, Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646

Columbia Union College
7600 Flower Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland 20912

Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville and Essex Campuses
Catonsville: 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Essex: 7201 Rossville Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21237

Coppin State College
2500 W. North Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21216

Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD 21742

Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Howard Community College
Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044

Johns Hopkins University
525 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21205

Montgomery College
7600 Takoma Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912

Prince Georges Community College
301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20772

Salisbury State University
1101 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801

Towson State University - College of Health Professions
8000 York Road, Towson, Maryland 21252

University of Maryland - School of Nursing
655 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Villa Julie College
Greenspring Valley Road, Stevenson, Maryland 21153

Wor-Wic Community College
Nursing Department, 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804

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Practical Nursing Programs:

Allegany College of Maryland
12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502

Baltimore City Community College
2901 Liberty Heights Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215

Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157

Cecil Community College
One Seahawk Drive NE, Maryland 21901

College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910, Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646

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

Chesapeake College - MGW Nursing Program
Wye Mills, MD 21679

Frederick Community College
7932 Opossumtown Pike, Frederick, Maryland 21702

Hagerstown Community College
Hagerstown, MD 21742

Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, Maryland 21014

Howard Community College
Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044

Prince Georges Community College
301 Largo Road, Largo, Maryland 20772

Wor-Wic Community College
Nursing Department, 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, MD 21804

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Online Refresher Courses:

College of Southern Maryland
Mitchell Road, La Plata, MD 20646

Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, Ohio
Clinical at Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland and Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD

Onsite Refresher Courses:

Allegany College
2401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, Maryland 21502

Anne Arundel Community College
101 Crain Highway NE, Glen Burnie, MD 21061

Carroll Community College
1601 Washington Road, Westminster, Maryland 21157

College of Southern Maryland
P.O. Box 910 Mitchell Rd. LaPlata, MD 20646

CCBC Catonsville Campus
800 South Rolling Road, Catonsville, Maryland 21228

CCBC Essex Campus
7201 Rossville Boulevard, Maryland, MD 21237

Hagerstown Community College
11400 Robinwood Drive, Hagerstown, Maryland 21740

Harford Community College
401 Thomas Run Road, Bel Air, MD 21014

Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy. Columbia, Maryland 21044

Montgomery College
7977 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

Wor-Wic Community College
32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, Maryland 21804

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Other Refresher Courses:

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599

George Washington University Hospital
900 23rd Street NW, Washington DC 20037

Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies
Office of Continuing Education 37th and O Streets, NW Washington, DC 20057

University of Delaware
College of Health Sciences, Newark, Delaware 19716

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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 scholarships for clinical nurse specialist students, 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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