Anne Arundel Community College Business Programs

Anne Arundel Community College is a public institution situated 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.

Anne Arundel Community College Rankings

We have ranked AACC as #67 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. This lands it a coveted spot in the top 5% of all colleges and universities in the country. Out of the 23 colleges in Maryland, it is ranked at #2.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

AACC has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#18	Best Business Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Business Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at AACC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Most Popular Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#9	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Best Accounting Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#47	Most Popular Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#180	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards AACC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Entrepreneurship Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best General Management Information Systems Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#73	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual
#211	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Anne Arundel Community College?

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

How Do I Get Into AACC?

You can apply to AACC online at: https://www.aacc.edu/apply-and-register/

Anne Arundel Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Anne Arundel Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At AACC, approximately 9% of students took out student loans averaging $4,230 a year. That adds up to $16,920 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at AACC is 7.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Anne Arundel Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 11,948 undergraduate students at AACC, with 3,188 being full-time and 8,760 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,188 full-time undergraduates at AACC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Anne Arundel Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	185
Black or African American	501
Hispanic or Latino	342
White	1,663
International Students	69
Other Races/Ethnicities	428

Over 42 countries are represented at AACC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Anne Arundel Community College

In 2019-2020, 11,445 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at AACC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of AACC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Anne Arundel Community College was 87.9%. This is the #406 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at AACC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at AACC ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at AACC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Business/Commerce	#87
General Business/Commerce	#87

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Anne Arundel Community College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	158	88	0	246
General Business/Commerce	0	96	0	96
General Management Information Systems	10	23	0	33
Transportation/Mobility Management	17	0	0	17
Entrepreneurship	6	10	1	17
Accounting	0	5	1	6
Construction Management	0	5	0	5
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	3	0	0	3
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	1	2	0	3
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0
Business Statistics	0	0	0	0
Other Management Information Systems and Services	0	0	0	0
Retailing and Retail Operations	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	195	229	2	426

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.