Belmont's legacy as an educational and cultural center has been growing since the conference center was established in 1964.  Numerous businesses and organizations meet at Belmont to grow professionally.  An increasing number of cultural events, ranging from concerts to culinary workshops, are offered to the general public.

As an educational organization, HCC desires to expand the learning opportunities available to the community at Belmont.  Business training is offered to business and organization clients of the conference center by HCC’s office of continuing education. Community members have suggested a wide range of educational topics from art and music to astronomy and environmental studies.

The conference center is an ideal setting for a lab school for HCC’s Hospitality and Culinary Management Program.  Students will be able to “learn by doing” while at the same time supporting the operation most critical to Belmont’s revenue.

Surrounded by Patapsco State Park, Belmont also has an environmental legacy. And in keeping with it educational legacy, Belmont is an ideal site for programs that teach environmental studies.  Moreover, the educational facilities themselves could be a showcase for design and architecture that respects the environment.  Sustainable design practices will be researched related to site development, non-impervious paving, bio-retention, green architecture and passive solar design, and these design elements can be incorporated into projects to the extent resources are available.

Belmont is one of about 20 conference centers in the country associated with colleges that offer hospitality programs. A number of those also have historic properties.  HCC is reviewing these conference centers to ascertain best practices and benchmarking protocols so that Belmont will be a world-class conference center and a top tier educational experience for its students.