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The Early College Access Program (ECAP) allows Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) students to take classes at AACC tuition free! Some of our courses are even taught at select high schools during the school day. Our classes are convenient to fit your schedule and are offered in person, online or in a hybrid format.
Learn more about ECAP and the various opportunities at your specific high school.
The Early College Access Program (ECAP) allows qualifying home-instruction students living in Anne Arundel County and students attending participating private schools to receive a 25% reduction in tuition for their classes.
Learn more about ECAP for Private and Home School Students.
Some AACC courses are dual credit, awarding both college and high school credit to the student. Dual credit must be preapproved by Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS).
View the current AACPS dual credit list.
Successfully complete an exam for a specially-designed high school advanced placement course.
Review our AP credit college transfer comparison.
AACC has partnered with AACPS to identify high school programs aligned with our college course(s). If you are an AACPS student who successfully completes one or more of these programs, you can take the AACC college proficiency assessment right in your high school at no cost. Pass the proficiency assessment with a grade of C or better and your assessment score will be the grade for the AACC course on your college transcript. Grades below a C will not be reflected on your AACC transcript.
What do you have to lose?
For more information on proficiency credit opportunities, contact Sara Eger at sbeger@aacc.edu.
Learn how to apply for proficiency credit.
AACC and AACPS have also partnered to create opportunities to earn articulated college credit. Legal articulation agreements detail how students enrolled in identified AACPS high school pathways, can become eligible to received free articulated AACC credit. Students must meet all the academic requirements and enrollment guidelines outlined in the articulation agreements and the AACPS High School Program of Study booklet. All tuition and related fees for articulated credits will be waived for those students meeting the requirements.
For information on articulated credit opportunities while in high school, contact Judy Wilson, coordinator, Instructional Pathways and Partnerships - Secondary, at jwilson49@aacc.edu.
Learn more about how you can earn college credits at your high school.
For a list of services available to all AACC students, visit our Student Services page.
Ease into your new college experience through AACC’s summer transition program, Bridge to Success. Deadline to apply is June 20.
Taking classes at AACC has definitely inspired me. It has really opened up my eyes to what college is, what to expect and how I should deal with myself when I get there. It's preparing me for my future as well, so I have a nice idea of what to do."
-Ishika Jain, high school student taking college classes, future doctor
Last year, high school student Sarah Noble found herself on staff at a college newspaper, mastering AP style, InDesign, and photojournalism. “I was worried they wouldn’t accept a 16-year-old in to the tightly knit newsroom. But after the first day was over I felt like I belonged,” said the 2018 Broadneck High School graduate.
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