Registration

Allegany College of Maryland 12401 Willowbrook Road S.E. Cumberland 21502 301-784-5005 Internet: www.allegany.edu Early registration for spring classes began Nov. 6. Registration resumes Jan. 6. Saturday registration: 9 a.m. - noon Jan. 11 Classes begin Jan. 20. Last day to enroll, Feb. 3. Anne Arundel Community College 101 College Parkway Arnold 21012-1895 Internet: www.aacc.edu Catalog: 410-777-2246 STARS touch-tone registration system for currently enrolled students only: 410-777-2241 Registration by fax: 410-777-2489 Registration online at myaacc@aacc.

Baltimore City Community College is extending its registration schedule for the fall semester through the end of this week. Classes began yesterday. Students can register from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. next Saturday. Students can register at the Liberty Campus at 2901 Liberty Heights Ave., as well as at the Harbor Campus at 600 E. Lombard St. The college is permitting schedule changes during the extended registration period with no add/drop fees.

First Tee Howard County is accepting registration for those ages 8 to 18 for its 2008 season. The program, which offers instruction in golf and promotes character development, honesty, integrity, respect and perseverance, is held at Fairway Hills Golf Club in Columbia. Fees are $25 for review and indoor classes; $50 for Par level; $75 for Birdie level; $100 for Eagle level; and $150 for Ace level. Scholarships are available. 410-730-1114, or www.thefirstteehowardcounty.org.

Registration is being accepted for the spring semester of the General Forestry Correspondence Course, which runs from Feb. 1 to May 20. A fall semester runs from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. Students work from home, using their own wood lot, a friend's lot or a public forest while learning the basics of forestry, forest ecology and forest health in this noncredit course. Topics include: Protecting trees from insects, diseases and fire; forest inventory and stand analysis; the forestry business, tax nuances and the sale and harvest of forest products; and developing a management plan for your forest.

Towson State University knows how to appeal to the touch-tone generation -- registration by phone.Starting next month, Towson students can register for the spring semester by phone, making Towson State one of the first Maryland colleges to offer touch-tone registration, said Kathy Williams, a Towson State spokeswoman.The system works like this: Students are given a phone-in time to register. By dialing a number, students are connected to an automated voice system that guides callers through the registration process.

Veterans Elementary School, 4355 Montgomery Road, Ellicott City, will accept kindergarten registration for the 2008-2009 school year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 3-7. Custodial parents, whether biological, adoptive or legal guardians, must enroll any child who is 5 years old by Sept. 1. Parents must live in the school district in which the child will be enrolled, and should bring a parent picture ID; a signed original lease of deed; a current telephone bill (noncellular), current gas and electric bill, or current cable bill; the child's proof of birth; proof of custody, if applicable; and the child's current proof of immunization, unless a religious exemption is to be requested.

Registration for fall classes at Catonsville Community College will continue through Aug. 28. Both new and returning students can visit the CCC main campus, 800 South Rolling Road, for walk-in registration Monday through Thursday, Aug. 5 to Aug. 8; and Aug. 12 to Aug. 15, noon to 7 p.m. Mail-in registrations will be accepted through July 31.Walk-in registrations will also be accepted at the CCC Northwest College Center, 110 Painters Mill Road, Aug. 5...

Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks is accepting registration for the Western Howard County Spring Youth Baseball/Softball League for children and youth ages 5 to 18. Games are played at various locations in the county. Opening day is April 18. The cost is $110 to $160 a child, depending on age. There is a $10 discount for siblings. Columbia and Clarksville area residents ages 7 to 8 and 9 to 10 can register in in the area where they live. The age determination date is April 30, 2009.

Emmanuel Methodist Preschool, located near Route 29 and I-95 in Howard County, is registering for the 2012-13 school year that begins in the fall. The North Laurel school offers an MSDE-accredited program for children ages 2-1/2 to 5 years old. Limited space is available in the three-day program for ages 2 1/2; the two-day afternoon program for 3-year-olds; and the five-day extended (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) and full-day (9 a.m.-3 p.m.) programs for 4-year-olds. For information, call 301-725-5178 or go to emmanuelpreschool.com .

More students than ever will be attending Anne Arundel Community College this spring.College records show 11,732 students have signed up for classes -- a record for spring registration, and a 9 percent increase over registration for spring 1992.The previous enrollment record was set in 1991, when 11,225 students registered for the spring semester."Part of the reason enrollment is up is that we reinstated our two-week session in January and we started taking registration in shopping malls again," said Debbie Shaughney, a community college spokeswoman.