Educational Infrastructure

Allegany County has an educational system that can make a difference in your bottom line.

By working with Frostburg State University (www.frostburg.edu) and Allegany College of Maryland (www.allegany.edu), Allegany County businesses can receive assistance with a number of workplace issues. Local businesses can also receive help in training their employees, either to take on new responsibilities as the business grows or in training them in basic services needed to operate.

Your company can benefit from seminars and business conferences sponsored by Frostburg State University, and through its distance learning network affiliated with the University of Maryland. In addition, Allegany College, a two-year accredited college, will work with you in creating a work force training program tailored to meet your company's needs and goals.

Should your business require and want employees to pursue individual educational opportunities, both schools offer a full load of courses in a variety of subjects. Allegany College of Maryland offers one-year certificate and two-year credit degrees in a number of concentrations including business, computer, hospitality, social service, health, technical and science, as well as, transfer options. Over 3,000 students are currently enrolled at Allegany College of Maryland.

Frostburg State University, with 4300 undergraduate and 900 graduate students, offers over 90 undergraduate majors and minors, nine graduate degree programs and three graduate certificate programs.

The work force found in Allegany County is ready to go to work, and ready to receive any additional training needed to do the job. Our public education system, which has an annual graduation rate of 89%, produces graduates each year that go on successfully to receive training in technology, the trades, or attend college or university. The public school system average SAT scores for a graduating senior is 1026 points.

The Allegany County education community boasts a number of small, religious based private schools that provide families a high caliber of academic offerings.

All schools in Allegany County produce graduates able to succeed in both higher education and the work arena, providing prospective employers with a workforce second to none.

For more information, please click on the links below:
Maryland State Board of Education
The Maryland Report Card
Local Board of Education