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College of Southern Maryland

La Plata, Maryland · Public community college

EMT & paramedic trainingMedical billing & coding programsLPN / LVN programsMedical assistant programsConstruction trades programsPharmacy technician programs
33%completion rate · Maryland avg 47%
$8,500median debt of graduates
$37,269median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$44,435median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Maryland Board of Nursing | Middle States Commission on Higher Education (Accredited)
Address: 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD 20646 · Phone: (301) 934-2251 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
College of Southern M… College of Southern M…: 33% 33% Maryland average Maryland average: 46.9% 46.9% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Emergency medical technicians$39,960$48,100$61,460
Medical records specialists$35,400$54,220$65,770
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$60,720$74,660$79,670
Medical assistants$36,930$46,410$49,110
Construction laborers$36,430$46,960$55,540
Pharmacy technicians$36,180$45,120$50,120

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Maryland (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 14 not reported not reported not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 13 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 7 not reported not reported not reported
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate degree 7 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 1–2 years 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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