Maryland Higher Education Commission

Private Career School (PCS) Introduction

1. Information for those interested in attending a private career school including:
   • Search for approved private career schools and programs in Maryland.
   • Selecting a Private Career School: A Consumer's Guide for Students.
   • An overview of Private (Alternative) Student Loans (PDF) and downloadable Private Lending Brochure (PDF).
   
   
2. Information for current students of private career schools including:
   • How to resolve a student grievance.
   
   
3. Information for students of closed private career schools including:
   • How to obtain a student transcript (Word Document) from a closed school.
   • List of closed private career and nursing schools (PDF) for which the Maryland Higher Education Commission maintains at least some student records
   • Information on schools that suddenly closed within the past three years while students were attending or that have unresolved issues concerning students. (Refer to the list of closed private career and nursing schools (PDF) for any other closed schools.)
   • American Career Institutes (closed January 9, 2013)
   
   
4. Information for non-degree granting out-of-state institutions that wish to recruit students in Maryland NOTICE: EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2013, OUT-OF-STATE NON-DEGREE GRANTING PRIVATE CAREER SCHOOLS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN NOR MAINTAIN SOLICITOR'S PERMITS. 
   
   
5. Information about offering job/career training in Maryland:
   • How to determine if approval is required to offer your training in Maryland.
   • How to apply for approval to open a private career school.
   
   
6. Information, applications and forms for existing MHEC-approved private career schools:
   • New programs, program modifications, changes of ownership or location, checklists, personnel forms, other business, financial guarantee forms, COMAR, PCS Policies and Procedures.
   • PCS Newsletter (PDF) published by MHEC and distributed via email to all approved private career schools.
   • Procedures for Private Career School Fiscal Year Annual Reporting.

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