University of Maryland Baltimore County
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UMBC is a dynamic public research university that redefines excellence in higher education. UMBC offers an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. Whatever your passion, at UMBC you’ll find a program that challenges and excites you and a community that supports you.
Mission and Vision
At UMBC, we are connected by a shared sense of mission and vision. We combine grit and supportive community to reach excellence across the board — in the classroom, the lab, and the concert hall; on stage and on the court. At UMBC, we value each other as whole people, and we come together to learn, solve problems, create new things, and just have fun.
UMBC’s Secondary Teacher Education and Professional Training for English Language Learners (or STEP T for ELLs) program has been awarded an additional year of funding by the U.S. Department of Education. The program is funded through the Office of English Language Acquisition.
UMBC’s Career Center is committed to ensuring nondiscriminatory participation for all students with disabilities.
Thirty percent of slots for the How Girls Code camp workshops are eligible for needs based scholarship, including Free And Reduced Meals (FARM) scholarships that cover 80% of tuition. The UMBC Education Department also offers 20 community youth full merit based scholarships from schools where UMBC student teachers are placed.