The Higher Education and Applied Technology (HEAT) Center is a one-stop technology resource for higher education courses and degrees, technical training and certification, customized corporate training, meeting and conference facilities, videoconferencing and networked computer labs with SGI, Unix, NT and Windows 2000.  The center also features a high-performance manufacturing lab, biochemical lab, along with a technology business park (the area's closest to the Army facilities at Aberdeen Proving Ground) that has flexible office, lab and testing units and areas to build on.  The HEAT Center is the official satellite in Harford County  for degree programs by Johns Hopkins University, College of Notre Dame, Towson University, University of Maryland College Park and Villa Julie College.