The College of Southern Maryland is proud to serve the state’s unique region and promote social and economic mobility for its students through high-quality, low-cost, and relevant instructional programs. The college meets this task every day by collaborating with governments, businesses, community partners – and YOU – to build coalitions and meaningful partnerships that benefit all students and the region’s workforce.

CSM’s 2021-2024 Strategic Plan guides our work with four clear goals: improving student progress and completion; ensuring equity in all programs and services; building and sustaining the regional workforce pipeline; and fostering and sustaining a high-performing employee culture. CSM is in fact, the “region’s first choice for accessible, inclusive, and innovative education that transforms communities.” Here are just a few of CSM’s points of pride:

• Southern Maryland Newspapers reader voted CSM the “Best of the Best” in the college/university category in 2022
• CSM was designated as Best Online College in Maryland for 2023 (the only community college on the list of 18) by Intelligent.com
• CSM was recognized for having Best Faculty among Maryland’s community colleges by Intelligent.com in December 2022
• CSM earned the 2022 Leadership Award from the Maryland Association for Adult, Community, and Continuing Education; in September 2022
• WalletHub named CSM the 36th best community college in the nation out of 677 and 77th best college in the nation when it comes to career outcomes for its students in September 2022
• CSM was named a Military Friendly® school designation for the 7th consecutive year (2022-2023) and ranked in the top 10 for community colleges as a top post-secondary school for veterans and their spouses
• In 2022, CSM was accepted into the U. S. Military’s Cyber Command (CYBERCOM) Academic Engagement Network

No matter what your occupation, interest, or age, there is something at CSM for you. Realize

your potential at CSM. For information, call 301-934-7765 or visit www.csmd.edu.