Financial Aid for Continuing Education Courses

Your financial assistance options include:  

Continuing Education Job Training Scholarship
This need-based scholarship will pay up to $1,000 toward the costs of approved training.  See Application Form^PDF and a List of Eligible Certificates^PDF for the Continuing Education Job Training Scholarship.

Continuing Education Payment Plan
For select continuing education courses

Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
If you have a disability the Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) can determine your eligibility for job training with state funding. Call 410-412-7090 to make an appointment.

Private Student Loans
Students in certain continuing education courses may be eligible to apply for private student loans. These loans are not part of the federal student loan program and they do require a credit check.

Philip and Carole Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Scholarship
If you need to take courses on starting your own business or running your own business smarter and leaner, you may be eligible for the college’s Philip and Carole Ratcliffe Entrepreneurial Scholarship. 

Veterans' Benefits
If you are eligible to receive Veterans benefits through yourself, your parents, or spouse, the following Continuing Education programs have been approved for VA benefits: 

• A+ Certification courses (NTW 512 & NTW 513 only)
• Commercial Driver's License (Truck Driving) courses (CDL 1 & 2) (OCA 334 & 335)
• Dental Assisting/Radiology (OCA-348 only)
• For more information about VA benefits, go to www.aacc.edu/aid/veterans.  

WIA Training Funds
If you have lost your job, are a displaced or dislocated worker, or fit a number of other qualifiers, make an appointment at the Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp. to find out if you qualify for federal WIA job training funds. Call AAWDC at 410-315-9688 to register for a free information session.