SMHEC Offers 10 New Degree Programs

The Southern Maryland Higher Education Center (SMHEC) has added 10 new degree programs to the approximately 90 academic programs it already offers, beginning this fall semester.

A growing competitive workforce in Southern Maryland will match the expansion of higher education worldwide and maintain the region’s economic viability, according to Mel D. Powell, Ph.D., executive director of SMHEC.

Among the new programs is a new master’s degree in cybersecurity and a graduate certificate in cybersecurity, by the University of Maryland College Park.  Also, a second master’s in nursing, with a focus on nursing education, by Bowie State University, and a master’s in human resources management by Webster University.

Salisbury University will offer a master of social work and a B.A in social work.  The University of Notre Dame of Maryland will offer two master’s degrees, a graduate certificate and a certification program, focusing on the teaching of gifted and talented students and the teaching of STEM.

The expansion of higher education at SMHEC will benefit the region and its economy by accelerating the rate of technological advances and the adoption of best practices in professional fields.  The Southern Maryland region is exceptional in many ways, but when it comes to increasing availability of higher education opportunities, it is in stride with the rest of the world.

Worldwide, there are now 16,000 institutions of higher education.  The numbers of students attending college has produced massive increases in the educated workforce of national and international societies.

Source:  Mel D. Powell, Ph.D., Executive Director,SMHEC