Part of the Howard Community College's Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development--described by the Learning Resources Network as "one of the top continuing education units in North America"--the Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center provides high-quality, affordable business training, consulting, and meeting facilities.

If you're a supervisor or manager, you can arrange customized business training for your staff on virtually any topic, tailored specifically to your industry and your company, at your site or ours, any day, any time.  You can also arrange for needs assessments, reserve rooms for meetings, and acquire consulting services on a number of business management and training topics.  At our beautiful Gateway Facility, you will enjoy our state-of-the-art labs, equipment, and meeting rooms in an elegant corporate setting. Each year the BTC trains over 7,000 employees from over 40 companies and organizations all over Howard County and the State of Maryland.

If you're an employee or seeking employment, you can choose from dozens of day, evening, and weekend business classes on a wide variety of topics to upgrade your skills.  Our instructors are seasoned professionals currently practicing in their fields of expertise.

For course information, call 443-518-1660. For information on customized (contract) training for business staff groups, call 443-518-4459 or submit an inquiry.

Ecker Business Training Center's Gateway facility is located in the Baltimore Washington corridor, in Howard County, convenient to I-95 and Route 175, at 6751 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. Phone: 443-518-1660. Fax: 410-313-6342.