NOTE: At this time, financial aid from our division is available only for CNA courses and in limited amounts for all other career-related courses. (For CNA courses, please read and fully complete the application form and submit it with all required documentation at least three weeks before the class start date.) Additional funding for other courses will become available again July 1, 2012.  In the meantime, for alternate sources of funding, please see below.

If you are unemployed

contact Howard County Office of Workforce Development, 410-290-2620

If you are single and head of your household

contact Career Links at Howard Community College, 443-518-4840

If you are currently employed by a nursing home and wish to take the CNA course

contact your employer’s human resources director and see whether you can be reimbursed for your tuition

If you want to set up a payment plan

contact the Cashier’s Office at Howard Community College, 443-518-1862. To qualify for a payment plan, your tuition and fees must total $500 or more in the same term.

If you are the spouse of an active duty Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine service member, or activated Reserve member in pay grades E1-E5, W1-W2, or 01-02, you may be eligible for tuition assistance through McCAA. Eligibility is determined by McCAA, not Howard Community College.

Visit the MCAA website.

For more information, email Gina Lyon or call 443-518-4793.

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