For employees enrolled in the MD State Retirement & Pension system (the Pension Agency), the schedule of Pre-Retirement in-person seminars/webinars is now available for January – June 2022.

These seminars are a valuable planning tool for all eligible members and their spouses, provided by the MD State Pension Agency via the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC). 

Please register for the in-person seminars and/or webinars using this link: http://www.ccbcmd.edu/ceed-preretirement-state or by calling 443-840-5059. Please provide the course number when registering. 

All in-person seminars and webinars run from 9:00am - 4:00pm.

Upcoming webinar dates:

·       January 26 (CRN 77414)

·       February 8 (CRN 77418)

·       February 24 (CRN 77420)

·       March 10 (CRN 77422)

·       March 28 (CRN 77455)

·       April 4 (CRN 77436)

·       April 26 (CRN 77438)

·       May 4 (CRN 77442)

·       May 25 (CRN 77444)

·       June 7 (CRN 77448)

·       June 21 (CRN 77449)

In-Person Seminar Dates:

·       February 22 – CCBC Essex Campus (CRN 77138)

·       March 8 – Sykesville Police and Correctional Training (CRN77435) *Correctional Officers Only

·       March 25 – Harford Community College (CRN 77458)

·       April 6 – Salisbury University (CRN 77440)

·       May 9 – Hagerstown Community College (CRN 77445) *ASL Provided

·       May 20 – CCBC Owings Mills Center (CRN 77140)

·       June 9 – CCBC Catonsville Campus (CRN 77142) *ASL Provided

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