Anne Arundel Community College
- With learning as its central mission, Anne Arundel Community College strives to embody the basic convictions of the American democratic ideal: that individuals be given full opportunity to discover and develop their talents, energy and interests, to pursue their unique potentials and to achieve an intellectually, culturally and economically satisfying relationship with society. Such opportunity should be easily available and readily accessible to all Anne Arundel County residents.
School Highlights
Anne Arundel Community College serves 12,655 students (28% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is same as the state community college average of 10:1.
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 60%.
Top Rankings
Anne Arundel Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Maryland for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 1,211 teachers has grown by 129% over five years.
| Anne Arundel Community College | (MD) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 1,211 staff | 378 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Established in 1961, AACC is a fully accredited, public, two-year institution offering credit programs leading to an associate degree, certificate or a letter of recognition. Students may prepare for transfer to a four-year institution or for an immediate career. AACC also offers extensive lifelong learning opportunities and noncredit, continuing education to those seeking career training or retraining, working to boost basic skills or pursuing new areas of interest. Students enrolling in associate degree transfer or career programs, certificate career programs or participating in continuing education offerings can be assured that the college, as an accredited, public, comprehensive, open-admission institution of higher learning with affordable tuition, is, within the limits of its resources. The college is vigorously committed to fostering excellence of teaching and learning for students, faculty and staff; Offering credit programs and continuing education courses in a variety of formats responsive to a multiplicity of community needs; providing for learners at various preparation points, from pre-college to postgraduate, a range of integrated credentialing opportunities; providing appropriate services in support of academic success and student development; affording Anne Arundel County residents an opportunity to pursue higher education and lifelong learning and promoting county and state economic development by providing a variety of educational services and training programs to business and industry in both the private and not-for-profit sectors and to national, state and local government agencies. You will find new associate degree programs in information systems security, early childhood education and secondary education in chemistry, mathematics and Spanish; certificate programs in EMT-intermediate, special education support, juvenile justice and women's studies; and letters of recognition in creative writing, honors seminar and women's studies. That's just a small part of the more than 720 courses we offer.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Anne Arundel Community College is Baltimore International College (17.4 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 501 students | 17.40 Mi17 Commerce Street- Commerce Exchange
Baltimore, MD 21202
(800) 624-9926 17.40501 - Lincoln College of Technology-ColumbiaPrivate for-profit875 students | 19.40 Mi9325 Snowden River Pky
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 290-7100 19.40875 - 11,788 students | 20.10 Mi301 Largo Rd
Largo, MD 20774
(301) 546-7422 20.1011,788 - 4,909 students | 20.40 Mi2901 Liberty Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 462-8300 20.404,909 - 17,732 students | 21.20 Mi7201 Rossville Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21237
(443) 840-2222 21.2017,732
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