Harford Community College is a community college

Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries.-Australia:Community colleges carry on the tradition of adult education, which was established in Australia around mid 19th century when evening classes were held to help adults...

 in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

. The college was founded in 1957. The campus occupies 332 acres (1.3 km²), and has 21 buildings totaling over 273000 square feet (25,362.5 m²).

Background

In the mid 1990s, the college began expanding, adding a new library which is round in shape, Fallston Hall, Edgewood Hall, new parking, and an expanded baseball facility. Future expansion is expected.

More students transfer to Towson University

Towson University

Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...

 than any other college.

The mascot for HCC is Screech the fighting owl

Owl

Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...

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Notable alumni

• William H. Amoss
  William H. Amoss
  William H. Amoss was an American politician. He was a member of the Maryland Senate from 1983 until his death 14 years later.-Background:...
  
   - former Maryland State Senator
• James Harkins - former County Executive for Harford County, current director of Maryland Environmental Services.

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