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Dementia Care Services Certificate

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Why Earn Your Certificate in Dementia Care Services?

Grow in understanding of dementia while incorporating the implications for individuals, families, care providers, practice and policy, and society.

Upon certificate completion, you should be able to develop a multi and interdisciplinary understanding of dementia and approaches to dementia care and identify current and innovative models of care and support for those living with dementia.

At a Glance

Dementia Care Services Certificate

Terms of Admission:
Fall, Spring

Campus Locations:
Catonsville, Online

Schedule:
Full-time, Part-time

Department:
Erickson School of Aging Studies

College:
Erickson School of Aging Studies

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What Are My Career Options Studying Dementia Care Services?

Management Of Aging Services

Based on real UMBC graduates*

2 Graduates
$71,723 Median Salary

Top Job Titles

  • SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
    1
    Graduates
    $94k
    Median Salary
  • ADMINISTRATOR
    1
    Graduates
    $50k
    Median Salary

Salary Distribution

Top Employers

  1. DSQ SOLUTIONS, LLC 1
  2. KESWICK MULTICARE CENTER 1

Job Categories

Top Locations

  1. NOTTINGHAM, MARYLAND 1
  2. OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND 1

* Outcomes reflect graduates Steppingblocks could match to public career data, so totals may not represent every graduate in the program. Salary figures are based only on graduates with salary data available.

Tuition, Scholarships & Financial Aid

Find opportunities to further advance your career and academic studies.

UMBC participates in all federal and state student financial aid programs and offers scholarships and assistantships through the Graduate School, Graduate Departments and the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

2026–2027 Graduate Cost Calculator Graduate Assistantships Fellowships Funding Your Education

Ready to Apply?

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Review Dementia Care Services Certificate Requirements

Additional letters of reference and professional resume required

 

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Start Your Graduate Admissions Application

Please note that application decisions can take 6-8 weeks after the program’s deadline, and depend on how many applications a department receives. You will receive an email once the department processes your decision letter. You will be able to see your decision letter by logging in to the application website. Your decision letter will be where the application checklist was. You may also check your recommendation statuses to send reminders or update contact information from the user page. If you are having trouble logging back in, you can recover your account.

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Have Questions?

Please contact the appropriate Graduate School staff member for assistance, or contact our Main Office at gradschool@umbc.edu or 410-455-2537.

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester

All Students:
Apply by July 1

Spring Semester

All Students:
Apply by December 1

UMBC Graduate School Application UMBC Grad School Admissions Info UMBC Grad School Required Documents

Contact Information

Dementia Care Services Program Contacts

Main Contact

Rumsha Khan
443-543-5076
rumshak1@umbc.edu

Main Contact

Paul Stearns
443-543-5677
pstearns@umbc.edu

Program Director

Lee Ann Steffen
(443) 543-5677
lasteffen@umbc.edu

UMBC Graduate School Admissions Office Contact Information

Mailing Address

UMBC Graduate School
1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250

Admissions Staff

Staff are available from
Mon - Fri, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 410-455-2537

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Email Graduate Admissions at gradschool@umbc.edu.

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