General Info
Garrett College
687 Mosser Rd.
McHenry, MD 21541
Public, Two-year College
School Mascot:
Lakers
School Colors:
Blue, Green, and White
Notable Alumni:
George C. Edwards – Maryland State Senator
Mike Johnston – Former Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher
Tobi Stoner – New York Mets Pitcher
VaShawn Gross – Head Basketball Coach and Athletic Director, Huntingtown High School, MD
Welcome
As Maryland’s premier and most exciting two-year college, Garrett offers a unique experience for those who wish to immerse themselves in traditional college life. With residence halls, successful athletic teams, and exceptional educational opportunities, Garrett offers everything you’re looking for in a college and more.
Garrett College is located in the beautiful mountains of Western Maryland. Our scenic location offers outdoor adventures from mild to wild. Our campus is just minutes from the Wisp Ski Resort, which also boasts the world’s only mountaintop whitewater course. The clear waters of popular Deep Creek Lake are right next door for your enjoyment, and the Youghiogheny River is close at hand for great fishing and whitewater boating. Garrett County also offers thousands of acres of state parks with hiking, biking and cross-country skiing trails, as well as a number of spectacular waterfalls.
Because of our small size, Garrett places a lot of emphasis on personal attention. With less than 1,000 in attendance, our student to faculty ratio is just 11:1, and our average class size of 20 ensures that students get the one-on-one interaction they need for success.
Garrett offers an open enrollment policy, so whether you graduated at the top of your class or have a little catching up to do, you will experience a stimulating learning environment in a personal, supportive community at Garrett College. Our goal is for every student to have access to higher education, regardless of past academic performance or test scores.
Student Info
Total Enrollment: 897
Part-time: 244
Full-time: 653
Female: 469
Male: 428
Ethnicity Demographics
Caucasian: 730
Hispanic: 12
African American: 127
Other: 8
Asian/Pacific Islander: 5
Native American: 3
Average class size: 20
Tuition: In-county - $86 per credit hour; In-state - $216 per credit hour; Out-of-state - $255 per credit hour
Student Life Info
At Garrett College, you will experience a lively, diverse, intellectual, and extracurricular life. The student life experience is an integral part of a college education, and we see to it that student have the best possible experience. With 15 student organizations, our students have a wide range of activities from which to choose. Our campus comes alive when one of our athletic teams takes on an opponent on our home turf, or during a college-sponsored event such as Fall Fest, Spring Fling, or Winter Formal. If you’re looking for a traditional college life experience, join our Worldview International Club and experience the different cultures represented at GC. You may choose to run for student government so that you can plan an active role in making decisions that affect student life at GC. Or become a student ambassador and represent the college during different activities and events. Whatever you choose, there’s a good chance you’ll discover new interests and talents during your time at GC.
Residential life adds to the student experience. Garrett College maintains two distinctive styles of residential living. Our conveniently located residence halls include Laker Hall, which boasts new garden-style apartments, and Garrett Hall, which provides traditional housing. The residence halls allow our students to be more involved in student life, develop lifelong friendships, and make the most of their college experience.
Athletic Info
Our athletic teams are an important part of student life at GC, and many of our students take advantage of the opportunity to compete in intercollegiate men’s and women’s basketball, women’s softball and volleyball, men’s baseball, or co-ed golf. Our teams provide our students and fans with a burst of excitement and sense of school pride.
Faculty Info
Garrett College has a student to teacher ratio of just 11:1. All of our classes are taught by credentialed faculty members who bring energy and expertise to the classroom. Our professors go out of their way to see to it that our students succeed – staying after class when students don’t quite understand the chapter, taking phone calls even when it’s not during office hours, and simply making themselves available to students. Free tutoring and instructional labs are available to all students.
Facility Info
Garrett College’s campus is nestled on 62 acres of scenic western Maryland. Our campus includes two residence halls, a Center for Adventure and Outdoor Sports, and a main campus, which houses our gymnasium, academic building, student center, learning resources center, information technology building, and continuing education and workforce development division. In 2011, GC will open the Community Athletics and Recreation Center (CARC), which will feature an aquatics and fitness building, including two swimming pools and health and fitness facilities, and a gymnasium, with event seating for 2,000 people.
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