Silas Craft Collegians
Your Success Awaits
The Silas Craft Collegians Program is a comprehensive academic program leading to an associate degree at Howard Community College. The program focuses on recent high school graduates who wish to improve their chances to enter a four-year college or pursue other rewarding educational opportunities. Its purpose is to maximize academic achievement, retention, graduation, and transfer. A select group of students go through the program together, receiving personalized attention, mentoring, and peer reinforcement. The program includes the following features:
- Customized transfer curriculum: Intensive preparation for entering the transfer institution of choice
- Transfer agreements with other colleges and universities
- Career exploration and planning: Strong focus on assisting and developing all the skills necessary for success
- Small class size
- Outstanding faculty with expertise in their fields
- Tutoring and study groups
- Leadership development
Apply to the Silas Craft Collegians Program
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Who Was Silas Craft?Silas E. Craft, Sr. (1913-1995) was an education pioneer in Howard County. He guided the opening of Harriet Tubman High School, the county’s first senior high school for African American students. Mr. Craft enriched the lives of thousands through the power of learning. Howard Community College is proud to honor his legacy by naming this program after him.
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Selection
Applications to the program will be examined for three important qualifications:
- Evidence of academic potential
- Evidence of strong motivation and determination to succeed
- English and math skill levels
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Contact
Jarrell Anderson
Phone: 443-518-3858
Email: Janderson3@howardcc.eduJarrell Anderson serves as the Director of the Silas Craft Collegians Program. Mr. Anderson has over 10 years’ experience working with students in higher education and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Georgia State University and a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling and College Student Affairs from the University of West Georgia. In his spare time, Mr. Anderson likes to volunteer, mentor and cycle. Additionally, he lives by Maya Angelou’s quote “When you learn, teach. When you get, give.”
Mr. Shawn Lamb
Phone: 443-518-3019
Email: slamb@howardcc.eduMr. Shawn Lamb is the Assistant Director of the Silas Craft Collegians Program. As the Assistant Director, Mr. Lamb teaches human development seminars, provides academic and personal advising, and coordinates the program’s social and cultural events. One of the many quotes he lives by is, “When a pupil is ready, a teacher will appear.”
Angela Phillips
Phone: 443-518-4128
Email: aphillips@howardcc.eduAngela Phillips is the Program Coordinator of Silas Craft Collegians. In the role of Program Coordinator, Ms. Phillips teaches Human Development Seminars, provides Craft Collegians academic and personal advising, and coordinates the program’s social and cultural events.