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Anne Arundel Community College Data & Information Overview

28 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
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How Well Is Anne Arundel Community College Ranked?

#523 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in MD
Liberal Arts General Studies Highest Ranked Major
Value Badge

2025 Rankings

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Anne Arundel Community College was awarded 28 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.

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Overall Quality

AACC is ranked #523 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when AACC held the #525 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

AACC also holds the #14 spot on the Best Colleges in Maryland ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into AACC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Anne Arundel Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.

Learn more about Anne Arundel Community College admissions.

Anne Arundel Community College Faculty

16 to 1 Student to Faculty
22% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Anne Arundel Community College, this ratio is 16 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Anne Arundel Community College is 22%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  22 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Anne Arundel Community College

70% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Anne Arundel Community College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
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100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Anne Arundel Community College.

Anne Arundel Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,188 Full-Time Undergraduates
39.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,948 undergraduates at AACC with 3,188 being full-time and 8,760 being part-time.

How Much Does Anne Arundel Community College Cost?

$14,438 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$18,968 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of AACC is $14,438. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for AACC

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$12,786 $13,326 $15,334 $16,583 $16,789

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of AACC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At AACC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,742 a year. That adds up to $18,968 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do AACC Graduates Make?

$46,219 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from AACC make about $46,219 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for AACC students since it is 6% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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Location of Anne Arundel Community College

Maryland State
3,188 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Anne Arundel Community College is a public institution located in Arnold, Maryland. The suburban atmosphere of Arnold makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for AACC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 101 College Pky, Arnold, MD 21012-1895
Phone: 410-777-2222
Website: www.aacc.edu/

Anne Arundel Community College Majors

53 Majors With Completions
4,924 Undergraduate Degrees
4,924 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 53 majors graduated from Anne Arundel Community College. Of these students, 4,924 received undergraduate degrees and 4,924 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 611 NA
Information Technology 279 NA
Business Administration & Management 261 NA
Nursing 167 NA
Allied Health Professions 100 NA
Culinary Arts 97 NA
General Business/Commerce 80 NA
Mental & Social Health Services 74 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 56 NA
Computer Systems Networking 53 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Anne Arundel Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at AACC

67% Take At Least One Class Online
41% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2022-2023, 6,816 students took at least one online class at Anne Arundel Community College. This is a decrease from the 8,758 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2022-2023 6,816 4,210
2021-2022 8,758 6,400
2020-2021 11,445 11,060
2018-2019 5,686 2,458

Learn more about online learning at Anne Arundel Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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