College of Southern Maryland Trade Programs

College of Southern Maryland is a public institution located in La Plata, Maryland. CSM is located in the countryside, which is perfect for students who enjoy a rural lifestyle.

Where Is College of Southern Maryland?

Contact details for CSM are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD 20646-0910
Phone:	301-934-2251
Website:	www.csmd.edu

Can I Afford CSM?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time CSM students paid $245 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $315 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,880	$7,560
Fees	$1,470	$1,890
Books and Supplies	$1,000	$1,000

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At CSM, approximately 68% of students took out student loans averaging $5,407 a year. That adds up to $21,628 over four years for those students.

College of Southern Maryland Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,164 undergraduate students at CSM, with 2,001 being full-time and 4,163 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,001 full-time undergraduates at CSM, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of College of Southern Maryland students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	99
Black or African American	498
Hispanic or Latino	154
White	1,029
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	204

Over 21 countries are represented at CSM. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Vietnam, and Philippines.

College of Southern Maryland Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	4	18	22
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	7	8	0	15
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary	0	0	10	10
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields	0	6	1	7
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	0	2	5	7
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology	5	0	0	5
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	3	0	3
Laboratory Technician	0	3	0	3
Other Building/Construction Finishing, Management, & Inspection	0	2	0	2
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	2	0	0	2
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology	0	1	0	1
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	0	1	0	1
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	0	0	0	0
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	30	34	78

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.