City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0318R

• File #: 11-0318R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Baltimore International College
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 9/19/2011
• In control: Education Committee
• Final action: 10/24/2011
• Title: Informational Hearing - Baltimore International College FOR the purpose of inviting the Presidents of Baltimore International College and Stratford University to share with the City Council the present status of certification for Baltimore International College, plans to merge the two institutions, the effect of the proposed merger on students’ graduation dates, and the accessibility of the newly affiliated institutions to Baltimore City applicants.
• Sponsors: Mary Pat Clarke, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Sharon Green Middleton, Robert Curran, Helen L. Holton, President Young, Belinda Conaway, Bill Henry, William "Pete" Welch
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/24/2011	0	City Council	Adopted
9/26/2011	0	Education Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
9/22/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
9/19/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
9/19/2011	0	City Council	Assigned

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INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Clarke


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore International College

FOR the purpose of inviting the Presidents of Baltimore International College and Stratford University to share with the City Council the present status of certification for Baltimore International College, plans to merge the two institutions, the effect of the proposed merger on students’ graduation dates, and the accessibility of the newly affiliated institutions to Baltimore City applicants.
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Baltimore International College (BIC) has been part of the Baltimore community since 1972, dedicated to providing high-quality culinary arts and hospitality management programs. At its inception, BIC offered certificates in culinary arts, but soon grew to offer two-year associate degrees and an international hospitality and culinary arts real-world experience at its campus on the historic Virginia Park Estate, County Cavan, Ireland.

Throughout the 90s, BIC continued to expand, purchasing the historic Calvert Center, Merchants Building and Commerce Exchange Building to provide classrooms, libraries, kitchen laboratories, a student union, and offices for faculty and staff. Degrees and programs also expanded to include hospitality management, as well as multiple certificates, associate’s, and bachelor’s degrees. A new state-of-the-art Culinary Arts cent...