Public · Arnold, Maryland

Anne Arundel Community College

Anne Arundel Community College is a public institution in Arnold, Maryland. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$14,915
Avg net price / yr
$46,219
10-yr median earnings
28.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Anne Arundel Community College posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 36%
former-student earnings, US
28.3%
150%-time completion
+19%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Anne Arundel Community College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

C-
College Value Score
53/100
Anne Arundel Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings C+
$46,219
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$14,915
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
28.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,250
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
63.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Anne Arundel Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$46,219

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$14,915

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

28.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 28.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Anne Arundel Community College vs peers

Anne Arundel Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Anne Arundel Community College positioned by… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $39K $73K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $7K $48K Avg Net Price ($) Anne Arundel Community College (you are here): $46K earn · $15K net · 28% grad You are here - Anne Arundel Commu… Morgan State University: $51K earn · $15K net · 41% grad Morgan State Unive… Prince George's Community College: $48K earn · $9K net · 22% grad Prince George's Co… University of Maryland-Baltimore County: $70K earn · $16K net · 70% grad University of Mary… Howard Community College: $49K earn · $11K net · 25% grad Howard Community C… Salisbury University: $62K earn · $18K net · 68% grad Salisbury University Bowie State University: $55K earn · $19K net · 38% grad St. John's College: $52K earn · $46K net · 69% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Anne Arundel Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Anne Arundel Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$46,219 Top 36% higher than 64% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Anne Arundel Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $46,219 #1855 of 5103 64th
Average net price $14,915 #2077 of 5020 59th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 28.3% #4382 of 4858 10th
Undergraduate enrollment 8,997 #396 of 5462 93rd

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

8,997
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
28.3%
150%-time completion
$46,219
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Anne Arundel Community College ranks in Maryland

State rank among 66 reporting Maryland colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Anne Arundel Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $46,219 #32 of 66 52nd
Average net price $14,915 #24 of 69 65th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 28.3% #59 of 67 12th
Undergraduate enrollment 8,997 #8 of 74 89th

Highest former-student earnings in Maryland

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1University of Maryland Baltimore$88,174-
2Johns Hopkins University$87,555$18,809
3Capitol Technology University$85,035$22,102
4University of Maryland-College Park$82,860$15,678
5Loyola University Maryland$82,652$30,574
6University of Maryland-Baltimore County$69,960$16,467
7Ner Israel Rabbinical College$66,330$13,572
8Washington College$65,518$27,898
9Notre Dame of Maryland University$65,344$19,169
10University of Maryland Global Campus$65,287$22,063
11Towson University$64,390$17,413
12Washington Adventist University$64,249$18,526
32Anne Arundel Community CollegeThis school$46,219$14,915

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Anne Arundel Community College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Anne Arundel Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $4,322
Out-of-State Tuition $11,522
Average Net Price $14,915
20.6%
Pell Grant Rate
8.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,250
Median Debt
$87/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Anne Arundel Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $13,886 to $15,929 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +14.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$13,886
Highest year
$15,929
Most recent (2023)
$15,929
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $13,8862014: $14,3582015: $15,8692016: $15,0332017: $15,9122018: $15,2682019: $14,5062020: $15,7072021: $15,7952022: $14,4382023: $15,929
2013 · $13,8862023 · $15,929

Over the same years, enrollment went -39.3% (14,125 → 8,570 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

60.9%
Female
43.9%
First Generation

Outcomes

$38,890
Median Earnings (6yr)
57.6%
Earning Over $25K
63.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 28.3%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $38,890
Median earnings 10 years after entry $46,219
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 57.6%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 63.4%
Median federal student debt At completion $8,250
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $87/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Associate's 17 1,248 $62,970 $82,161 $8,269
Certificate 5 501 $69,691 $131,605 -

Top programs at Anne Arundel Community College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate 62 $131,605 -
Engineering, General Associate's 19 $82,161 -
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Certificate 201 $72,488 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 68 $67,675 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Certificate 193 $63,253 -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 38 $62,942 -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's 45 $53,984 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 609 $48,089 $8,269
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate 17 $42,525 -
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Certificate 28 $38,583 -
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Associate's 17 - -
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management Associate's 78 - -
Legal Support Services Associate's 15 - -
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's 25 - -
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's 0 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Anne Arundel Community College?
Anne Arundel Community College is a public institution in Arnold, Maryland. Undergraduate enrollment is 8,997 students.
How much do Anne Arundel Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Anne Arundel Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,219 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $38,890.
How much does Anne Arundel Community College cost?
The average net price at Anne Arundel Community College is $14,915. In-state tuition is $4,322 and out-of-state tuition is $11,522. Median student debt at graduation is $8,250.
What is the graduation rate at Anne Arundel Community College?
Anne Arundel Community College has a 28.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Anne Arundel Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Anne Arundel Community College is $8,250, while former students earn a median of $46,219 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 18% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 63.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $87.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Anne Arundel Community College

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