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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="10-210" title_number="10" title_name="Definitions and Maryland Charter for Higher Education" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Maryland Charter for Higher Education">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The community colleges of the State shall provide a diverse range of education services, with particular emphasis on community centered programs and programs that afford open access to persons with a variety of educational backgrounds.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The community colleges of the State shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Provide a core curriculum of general education, including courses in the arts and sciences, that should be available to all students;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Provide lower level undergraduate courses, in accordance with credit transfer guidelines set by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, for students who aspire to continue their education at a senior institution;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Provide technical and career education programs;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Provide training in skills and fields of study of importance to the region’s business community;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Provide a wide variety of continuing education programs to benefit citizens of the community;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>Provide developmental and remedial education for citizens with needs in these areas; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>Provide public services to the community’s citizens.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
