FY 24 APPROVED OPERATING BUDGET

AN OVERVIEW OF HARFORD COUNTY, MARYLAND

continuing education programs, that promote professional competence and economic development and improve the quality of life in a multicultural community. As the primary resource for and coordinator of higher education in the County, the College serves as a center of culture and recreation. Programs and services provide lifelong learning for residents with an emphasis on adult instruction in classrooms, laboratories, and clinics, and on electronic systems, as well as intergenerational courses and workshops in recreation, business applications, and specialty areas, plus fine and performing arts. THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND CONFERENCE CENTER AT HEAT The Higher Education & Conference Center at HEAT (Higher Education and Applied Technology Center) , located in Aberdeen, Maryland, at the juncture of Interstate 95 and Rt. 22, provides expanded higher education access to the citizens of northeastern Maryland. Baccalaureate and graduate programs are offered by colleges and universities in support of the educational needs of the region. Harford Community College coordinates the academic programs and maintains the facility. Partnering institutions provide the faculty and establish the requirements of their individual programs. Each institution sets its own tuition rate. Students enroll directly with the partnering institutions that collect all tuition and fees and confer all degrees. The Center is the official satellite in Harford County for degree programs by Johns Hopkins University, The College of Notre Dame, Towson University, The University of Maryland, College Park, Morgan State University, University of Maryland University College, and the University of Phoenix. Training is offered at the Higher Education and Conference Center for businesses, industries, and local governments through the Continuing Education and Training Division at Harford Community College. Article XXV of the Harford County Code establishes a body corporate and politic, known as the Harford Center, as an instrument of the County and as a public corporation. The Harford Center operates a residential and day care training and rehabilitation facility center to properly care for and provide necessary services to County residents with special physical and mental needs. The activities of the Harford Center are funded by citizen support, voluntary contributions, fees and charges, and payments from the state and federal government. The County Council is authorized to make annual appropriations in support of the Center’s operations; the Council may also authorize funds or issue debt for the Center to acquire land or make capital improvements. The ARC Northern Chesapeake Region is a private, non-profit local chapter of the ARC of Maryland and the ARC of the United States, the largest volunteer organization in the world devoted exclusively to improving the quality of life for all adults and children with differing abilities as well as their families. The ARC Northern Chesapeake Region is funded by Maryland State Agencies, the United Way, select agency-owned thrift stores, fundraising, and an annual contribution from Harford County Government. The ARC Northern Chesapeake Region creates opportunities for people with differing abilities to develop and exercise the competence that will empower them to make choices in the pursuit of their own personal futures and to participate fully in the life of the community. It also provides support for families of persons with differing abilities to enable them to provide a stable and nurturing environment for all family members. The ARC provides direct services in the areas of residential, community supported living arrangements, individual support services, family support services, foster care, THE HARFORD CENTER THE ARC NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE REGION

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