Location and Housing (EI)

The EI is located within a mile of the downtown Columbia area. The downtown Columbia area has a lot to offer including:

• The Mall in Columbia featuring a wide variety of shops, eateries, and a movie theater
• A scenic lakefront where festivals, outdoor movie nights, and concerts take place
• A large concert pavilion where world-famous musicians regularly perform
• Outdoor recreation including lakes, swimming pools, picnic pavilions, miniature golf, and a skateboard park
• Many restaurants offering cuisines from many origins
• Places of worship along with special community events and celebrations
• Easy access to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA)
• Close proximity to some of the country's best four-year colleges and universities, such as American University, George Washington University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Maryland

Columbia is also situated in Howard County, one of the most affluent counties in the nation, with a nationally ranked public school system and an award-winning hospital and library system. Columbia is consistently named a “Best Place to Live” in the U.S. by Money magazine.

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To get a taste of what Columbia looks like, watch this video produced by our friends at the Columbia Association.