North East, Maryland · Public · 2-year · Rural area
Overview
Cecil College is a public two-year institution based in North East, Maryland. Its campus is in a rural area. It enrolled 1,749 students in fall 2024.
Cecil College offers certificates and associate degrees across 84 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. It awarded 338 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 62% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
1,749
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
338
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
84
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
Free, no obligation
Request information about Cecil College
Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.
Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
We use your details only to respond to your request.
Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 84
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
48%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
295
Certificates under 1 year
24
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
19
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,749
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,749
Full-time, fall 2024
29%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,191
Full-time, 2024-25
26%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
65%
Men
35%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
53%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Mary Way Bolt
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization