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Test Scores, Community Involvement Put Columbia Schools on Top
Students in Columbia can take advantage of a wealth of learning, from highly ranked public schools to renowned universities with satellite campuses here.
Two of Columbia’s public high schools, Atholton and Wilde Lake, routinely grab spots on Newsweek’s annual list of top U.S. high schools.
Five public schools – Waterloo, Clemens Crosby and Thunder Hill elementary, Atholton High and Harper’s Choice Middle – score between 8 and 10 on Greatschools.net’s rankings.
Thunder Hill comes in with a... Read More »
A Prescription for Growth, Local Hospital Expanding To Meet Demand
A community health philanthropy, The Horizon Foundation typically supports programs, not buildings, but it made an exception for the expansion of Howard County General Hospital in Columbia.
It kicked in $4.2 million toward a massive building project that is adding a four-story patient tower and a new parking garage, while also renovating 123,000 square feet of existing space. The tower is slated to open in fall 2009.
In all, the $105 million expansion will include $20 million raised from... Read More »
