| Location: | Mid-Atlantic |
| Setting: | Large Town Setting |
| Type: | Public |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
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.
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, 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;
* Providing a campus climate which invites the diversity of the community's population;
* Upholding rigorous and fair standards of student achievement;
* Promoting lifelong learning;
* Providing a source for intellectual, cultural and physical vitality in the community;
* Planning for efficient allocation of college resources and for institutional effectiveness;
* Maintaining a spirit of collegiality among the various sectors of the college; 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.
Anne Arundel Community College, founded in 1961, is located in Arnold, Maryland. The college was named "Community College of the Year" by National Business Alliance in 2000. AACC has also received many other awards in recent years. Their men's lacrosse team won the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship in 1998, and their women's lacrosse team has won the NJCAA Championship two years in a row, 2006 and 2007.
AACC offers courses for people of all ages. Apart from the regular curriculum, there are many Continuing Education, Gifted and Talented, home school, Kids in College, and Jump Start classes. They also offer a variety of camps for kids during the summer.
The college started holding classes in September of 1961. There were 270 students enrolled and the classes were held at Severna Park High School in the late afternoon and evening.
Dr. Andrew G. Truxal was the first president and the college moved to a 165-acre campus in Arnold, Maryland in September of 1967. The school was awarded full accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (now the Middle States Commission on Higher Education) in April 1968.
Dr. Robert P. Ludlum became the second president in August 1968, when Dr. Truxal retired. During his 8 year term, he oversaw the expansion of the campus. In 1976, Dr. Justus D. Sundermann became the third president, but only served for a short time. Dr. Thomas E. Florestano became the fourth president in 1979 and served until 1994. In that period the campus expanded to 230 acres and increased in enrollment, programs, and services.
The college's accreditation was reaffirmed by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in 1994 and 2004. They were also awarded approval of the college's programs and services from the Maryland Higher Education Commission, and the National League for Nursing and the Maryland Board of Nursing granted accreditation to their nursing sequence.
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | Out-of-State |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 2,980 | $ 5,260 | $ 8,950 |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,490 | $ 4,770 | $ 8,460 |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 490 | $ 490 | $ 490 |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,860 | 13% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 703 | 3% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 834 | 1% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,344 | 8% | |
Any Aid: |
27% |
