October 19, 2012

Columbia, Maryland — Howard Community College’s (HCC) Kids on Campus (KOC) summer program was named “Best Summer Camp” in Maryland Family Magazine’s 2012 readers’ choice poll taken earlier this month. KOC is joined by honorable mentions including Abrakadoodle, Arabesque Dance Studio and Columbia Association camps.

Introduced in 1986 as a one-day program for middle school students, the program enrolled 1,621 participants this past summer, and has evolved into a cultural hub of learning and activity for the college’s office of Continuing Education and Workforce Development.

Growing to include elementary and high school ages, students can now enroll in classes that feature academics, career paths, the arts, sports and mechanics. Each year new ideas are generated for fresh KOC courses, such as duct tape art, by teachers in the program and parents of enrolled students.

For registration and more information on Kids on Campus, visit www.howardcc.edu/kidsoncampus.

About HCC
Howard Community College (HCC) is a publicly funded two-year community college serving the educational needs of the citizens and employers in Howard County, Maryland since 1970. With its slogan, “You Can Get There from Here,” the college has forged a variety of partnerships to offer career and transfer programs to over 30,000 students annually at its main campus in Columbia, the Ecker Business Training Center, Laurel College Center, and Mount Airy College Center for Health Care Education. Located midway between two major metropolitan areas, Washington DC and Baltimore, MD, Howard Community College is an affordable, community-based institution that has long been recognized for its ability to inspire learning, and the lifelong pursuit of personal and professional goals. Among its many awards is the prestigious U.S. Senate Productivity Award for organizational performance excellence.