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Anne Arundel Community College

Arnold, Maryland·Public, 2-year·Mid East·aacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
—
Total enrollment
11,481
peer median 8,659
Avg net price
$14,915
+$6.8k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

5.8pp gap
Pell recipients
27%72 of 263
Non-Pell (all)
33%236 of 719
Subsidized loan, no Pell
29%6 of 21
No Federal Aid
33%230 of 698

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 87 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 82 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
87
Passing
5
5.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

87programs
  • Passing5 · 5.7%
  • No Data82 · 94.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
No data
82

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+31.8%
$48,089 vs $36,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+47.9%
$53,984 vs $36,491
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+72.5%
$62,942 vs $36,491
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+85.5%
$67,675 vs $36,491
Engineering General
Associate Degree · Engineering
+125.2%
$82,161 vs $36,491

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Business Administration Management and Operations
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$20,000 debt · $63,253 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,500 debt · $48,089 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
12%
$8,000 debt · $67,675 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1968Next review Jan 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 6

Action history · 6

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jan 2025Initial Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Mar 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Jul 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,789
$30–48k$14,003
$48–75k$15,170
$75–110k$17,116
$110k+$18,358

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$14,915
+$6,782vs Community College median $8,133
Federal loans
8.0%
In-state tuition
$4,322
Out-of-state
$11,522

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 3,629 students received $14.9M in Pell grants, alongside $6.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,629
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.9M
$14,887,281 total
Direct Loans
$6.7M
1,977 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
931 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.0M
1,043 loan awards
Parent PLUS$19K
3 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 960 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (1.7%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
960
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.3%
2017
7.8%
2018
7.3%
2019
1.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at AACC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs86
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,284 total completions
01Liberal Arts
47236.8%
02Health Professions
29022.6%
03Business
17013.2%
04Computer Sciences
13910.8%
05Education
453.5%
06Security/Protective
383.0%
07Comm. Technologies
383.0%
08Engineering Tech
383.0%
09Engineering
272.1%
10Visual/Performing Arts
272.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
11,481
12-mo unduplicated
17,214
Undergraduate
17,214
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%6,514
Women
62%10,700

Race / ethnicity composition

White
44.3%
Black
21.4%
Hispanic
13.9%
Unknown
6.5%
Two or more
6.4%
Asian
4.5%
Non-resident
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
137
108 M · 29 W
Women athletes
21.2%
Athletic aid
$77K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$56K
$21K
Recruiting expense
$482
$0
Head-coach salaries
$9K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Soccer
28 M · 15 W
$146K
Lacrosse
30 M · —
$87K
Baseball
28 M · —
$87K
Golf
12 M · 5 W
$45K
Basketball
11 M · —
$43K
Volleyball
— · 11 W
$36K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 11,158 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.201 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
19
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
3
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    2
    Dating violence
    3
    Stalking
    5 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    • Race1
    • Gender identity1

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    232

    AACC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions AACC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAnne Arundel Community College
    		31%—11,481$14,915Community College
    Hagerstown Community College
    		——5,085$6,835Community College
    Hudson Valley Community College
    		——9,227$8,501Community College
    Montgomery County Community College
    		——9,278$11,124Community College
    Carroll Community College
    		——3,337$2,725Community College
    Erie Community College
    		——8,090$7,765Community College
    Peer group median31%—8,659$8,133

    Institutions like AACC

    Explore the federal data for institutions in AACC's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    AACC Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Office
    Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment
    Phone
    410-777-AACC (2222)
    Address
    Careers Center, Room 220, Arnold

    The Office of Planning, Research, and Institutional Assessment (PRIA) delivers accurate, accessible, reliable, timely and equity-minded research of facts, trends and issues affecting AACC. Our team leads college-wide assessment and analytic efforts to inform planning, decision-making, student retention and completion and accreditation at a variety of organizational levels.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    11 members
    • Shuang Liu
      Associate Vice President of Continuous Improvement and Innovation Analytics
    • Audra Butler
      Director of Assessment and Instructional Innovation, Associate Professor
    • Michael Lipkin
      Director of Analytics and Data Integrity
    • Wes Davis
      Manager of External Reporting
    • Saja Al-Nahi
      Research Analyst
    • Claire Cropper
      Research Analyst
    • Eve LeBarton
      Research Analyst
    • Jiaxu He
      Senior Data Visualization Analyst
    • Josh May
      Data Analytics Developer
    • Bradley Shepard
      Senior Programmer/Analyst (IS Liaison to PRIA)
    • Kara Cosgrove
      Assessment Management Specialist

    Frequently asked questions about Anne Arundel Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about AACC.

    What is the graduation rate at Anne Arundel Community College?

    Anne Arundel Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Anne Arundel Community College?

    Anne Arundel Community College reports a total enrollment of 11,481 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Anne Arundel Community College?

    The average net price at Anne Arundel Community College is $14,915 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Anne Arundel Community College located?

    Anne Arundel Community College is located in Arnold, Maryland 21012-1895.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Anne Arundel Community College?

    Anne Arundel Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Planning, Research and Institutional Assessment.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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