Virtually every kind of training and
research required by business and industry can be obtained from
a higher education institution in Maryland. More than 337,000 students
attend 60 accredited two and four-year colleges and universities
in the state.
Outstanding resources include 11 campuses of the University System
of Maryland, as well as The Johns Hopkins University, which has
particular strengths in information sciences and biotechnology.
These institutions have created over 250 research centers and institutes
in science and technology, including the University of Maryland
Biotechnology Institute, the Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute
at College Park, and The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics
Laboratory.
Ranking and news release
According to Quality Counts, Education Week's annual assessment
of key indicators of student success, Maryland's K-12 public school
system ranks first nationally. Maryland scored particularly well
in "Transitions and Alignment," which assesses how well
states smooth the transition through the educational pipeline. Maryland's
16 community colleges operate a network of 23 campuses and numerous
learning centers throughout the state. Continuing education and
workforce training are offered through each college.
As a base for its outstanding higher education system, Maryland's
K through 12 school system offers quality primary and secondary
education. Over 80 percent of graduating public high school seniors
plan to attend two or four-year colleges. In addition to excellent
public schools, private and parochial schools are available in most
communities, and private international schools accommodate students
who speak French, German, and Japanese.
Source: Education Week, January 8, 2009.
Maryland ranks first nationally in the percentage of 2008 public
high school graduates who scored at the mastery level on Advanced
Placement (AP) exams, and first also in the percentage of graduating
seniors who took an AP exam. Further, the state ranks third in the
percentage growth of seniors scoring at the mastery level between
2003 and 2008.
Source: The College Board, 5th Annual AP Report
to the Nation, February 2009.
Each year, Expansion Management magazine publishes its "Education
Quotient" ranking 2,800 secondary school districts nationwide.
Based on this data, the magazine ranks the Washington, DC (including
suburban Maryland) and Baltimore metros first and fifth, respectively,
as best public education systems for metropolitan areas with populations
over one million. Salisbury, Maryland ranks 15th among metros with
populations under 500,000.
Source: Expansion Management 2007 Education
Quotient.
The University of Maryland's Smith School of Business ranks 10th
among top regional business schools in the Wall Street Journal/Harris
Interactive Business School Survey. The business schools are ranked
based on the experience of corporate recruiters.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, September
17, 2007.
|
