2012 Military Friendly School, Victory Media Inc.

2012 Gold-Level Healthy Workplace, Howard County Government

2012 Digital Community Colleges National Survey Winner, selected by the Center for Digital Education

2012 "Best of Web," selected by the Center for Digital Education

2012 Great Colleges to Work For, selected by The Chronicle of Higher Education (also in 2011, 2010, and 2009)

2012 Heiskell Award Winner for Innovation in International Education, Institute of International Education, Internationalizing the Community College, Global Distinction Program

2012 Communicator Award of Distinction, HCC-TV "In the Spotlight"

2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, Corporation for National and Community Service (also 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 and 2007)

2011 Top 50 Fastest Growing Public Two-Year College, selected by Community College Week

2011 Gold-Level Healthy Workplace,  Howard County Government

2011 Ava Platinum Award, HCC-TV "Welcome to Howard Community College" and "Adjunct Faculty" Videos

2011 National Center of Digital Forensics Academic Excellence (CDFAE), member college selected by Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center

2011 EMPixx Awards, Four Gold Awards for HCC-TV's "CineMaryland," "In the Spotlight," "Speech & Debate Promo," and "Two by J.M. Barrie"

2011 Digital Community Colleges National Survey Winner, selected by the Center for Digital Education

2010 Ava Gold Award for "In Focus: Howard Community College" Television Program

2010 Digital Community Colleges National Survey Winner, Center for Digital Education and Converge Online

2010 Top Military-Friendly College, Military Advanced Education

2010 Gold-Level Healthy Workplace, Howard County Government

2010 Best Practice Award for the Summer Study Abroad Partnership, American Association of Community Colleges

2009 Best of Show, HCC Times, fifth place in its category, Associated Collegiate Press

2009 Award of Excellence, Baltimore/Washington Corridor Chamber (BWCC) Foundation

2009 Choose Civility Award for Friendly Campus initiative

2009 Digital Community Colleges National Survey Winner, Center for Digital Education

2009 Healthy Workplaces Award, Howard County Government

2009 Outstanding Community Mediation Partner for Mediation and Conflict Resolution Center, Maryland District Court Office of Alternative Dispute Resolution (March 2009)

2008 Top-Tech Savy Community Colleges, Center for Digital Education and the American Association of Community Colleges

2007 U.S. Senate Productivity Award (highest Maryland Quality Award), Maryland's U.S. Senators and University of Maryland

2007 Exemplary Initiative Award for Student Retention and Success for STEP UP program, National Council of Instructional Administrators

2007 Best of Web, Center for Digital Education

2006 Maryland Quality Award (Silver), Maryland's U.S. Senators and University of Maryland (Bronze 2003 and 2004)

2006 TOPS Maryland Employer of Distinction Award, Maryland Society for Human Resource Management State Council and the Daily Record

Light the Fire Meritorious Service Award for Adult Basic Skills, The Arc of Maryland

2005 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, NAFSA: Association of International Educators

2005 International Intercultural Achievement Award, American Council on International Intercultural Education (ACIIE)

2005 SunGuard SCT Technology Award, College and University Professional Association for Human Resources

2004-05 Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval, Maryland Work~Life Alliance

2004 Top Ten for Academic Excellence for the HCC Physics Program, American Association of Physics Teachers

2004 Emmy Award for HCC-TV, National Television Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Capitol/Chesapeake Bay Chapter

2003 Outstanding Advising Program, National Academic Advising Association

2003 Exemplary Program of the Year for the English Language Institute, Two-Year College Association

Best Practice Award for the Summer Study Abroad Partnership, American Association of Colleges and Universities

Outstanding Mathematics Faculty, Maryland Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Outstanding Performance Award for English as a Second Language, Maryland State Department of Education

Economic Development Achievement Award, Economic Development Authority of Howard County

Tutoring Program of the Year for the Learning Assistance Center, National Tutoring Association

Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development named "one of the top continuing education units in North America," Learning Resources Network (LERN)

Outstanding Service Provider Award for Project Access, Howard County Commission on Disability

Literacy Works Outstanding Performance Award for the External High School Diploma Program, Maryland State Department of Education