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CCBC receives $95K grant to provide aid to businesses impacted by Key Bridge collapse

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Community College of Baltimore County has received a $95,000 grant from the PNC Foundation to support an initiative aimed at bolstering small businesses in Dundalk and neighboring communities significantly impacted by the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge earlier this year. The initiative, titled “Building Bridges to Recovery: Strengthening Dundalk’s Business Community,” will offer education, resources, and coaching […]

$40,000 grant supports CCBC’s Center for Business Innovation

Posted on November 12, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Wells Fargo has awarded a $40,000 grant to the Community College of Baltimore County’s (CCBC) Center for Business Innovation (CBI) to support its ongoing efforts to foster entrepreneurship in the Baltimore region. The grant will strengthen the CBI’s work to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem in Baltimore, enhancing coaching services and providing seed money to small business startups through CCBC’s […]

CCBC Athletics Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Community College of Baltimore County Athletics Hall of Fame will induct 18 members into its ranks this December, the school announced in a press release. The ceremony will take place on December 6, 2024 at 7 p.m. in the Jack Manley Wellness and Athletics Center at CCBC Catonsville. Established in 2011, the Hall of Fame honors current and […]

CCBC Essex Wellness and Athletics Center gets $16.8 million makeover

Posted on September 23, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

ROSEDALE, MD—After 50 years serving the CCBC Essex community, the Wellness and Athletics Center recently received a well-deserved $16.8 million makeover. “The Essex Wellness and Athletic Center renovation has created a stunning space for our students, faculty, staff and teams that instills CCBC and Knight pride immediately upon entry into the facility,” said Melissa Miller, director of College Athletics. “The […]

Application process for 2025-2026 BCPS magnet programs set to begin on September 10

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) will begin accepting applications for 2025-2026 magnet programs beginning Tuesday, September 10, 2024, the school system announced this week. A magnet brochure describing program offerings is available online. “Our magnet programs offer amazing opportunities for our students to more fully explore their areas of interest and to earn valuable certifications, college credits, and even […]

CCBC to hold candlelight vigil for former student slain at Rice University

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

ROSEDALE, MD—The Community College of Baltimore County will hold a candlelight vigil for a former student who was killed earlier this week at Rice University. Andrea Rodriguez Avila, 21, of Nottingham, died on Monday in an apparent murder-suicide. Investigators have learned that Avila and the suspect had been in a dating relationship. Avila, a junior, had transferred from CCBC to […]

CCBC to host landscaping job fair in September

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Chris Montcalmo

DUNDALK, MD—More than 30 companies in the landscaping and nursery production industry will be participating in a job fair on September 27, 2024, in an effort to find more talent. The event, hosted by the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the CCBC Dundalk, Alvin and Mary Lloyd College Center […]

Former Perry Hall High School student killed in apparent murder-suicide at Rice University