The Latest from HCC

Students in Professor Daniel Madron’s civic engagement class at HCC recently held a fundraising event to benefit Holly Place, as part of a class project. A total of $5,095 was raised from sponsorships, registration fees, and personal donations. 

The Behavioral Intervention/Care Team (BIT) at Hagerstown Community College recently held an Opioid Community Panel to keep the conversation going about substance abuse. The panel discussion was led by Hagerstown City Councilwoman Emily Keller, Washington Goes Purple; Eric Byers, campus safety & emergency preparedness coordinator at HCC; Lt. Joshua McCauley, Washington County’s Sherriff’s Office; Christina Trenton, chief operating officer at Well’s House; and John Kotz, director of operations at Awakenings Recovery Center. 

HCC has received a $48,000 grant from the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to support the growth of construction trades apprenticeship in Washington County. The grant, awarded under the state’s Apprenticeship Innovation Fund, will support the development and delivery of pre-apprenticeship training over the next year. 

HCC's Continuing Education and Workforce Development Division recently signed an agreement with the Hagerstown Police Department and Washington County Sheriff’s Office to host the Washington County Police Academy (WCPA) on HCC’s main campus. The WCPA is currently accepting Maryland law enforcement agency sponsored cadets and volunteer self-sponsored applicants for its second academy beginning in November 2019.