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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.

2,001 Full-Time Undergraduates
$5,880 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is College of Southern Maryland?

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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

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Can I Afford CSM?

$5,880 In-State Tuition
68% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, 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.

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College of Southern Maryland Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,001 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,164 undergraduate students at CSM, with 2,001 being full-time and 4,163 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at College of Southern Maryland

1,576 Took All Classes Online
3,783 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 3,783 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at CSM has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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

College of Southern Maryland Trades

In a recent academic period, College of Southern Maryland awarded 171 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 3 0
Allied Health Professions 0 18 4 0
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 2 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 3 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 5 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 1 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 1 6 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 15 2 0
Mental & Social Health Services 9 0 8 0
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 0 0 1 0
Total 33 69 69 0

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.

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