Concurrent Enrollment

Qualified high school students, age 16 and older, can enroll in a limited number of courses at AACC while completing high school graduation requirements. For more information, contact Admissions and Enrollment Development at 410-777-2246.

Tech Prep

The Tech Prep partnership program allows you to earn AACC college credit, at no cost, for courses you take in high school. 

• Tech Prep programs offer a sequence of courses in a career and technology field beginning in high school and continuing at AACC.
• Combining academic coursework with real-work applications can better prepare you for college and careers and can reduce the time needed to complete your associate degree. 
• Since 2003, high school Tech Prep completers have saved more than $46,000 in AACC college tuition. 
• The course requirements for each Tech Prep program can be found in your high school Program of Study booklet. For more information call  410-777-2891.

Jump Start

The Jump Start partnership program, jointly sponsored by AACC and Anne Arundel County Public Schools, is available to you as a high school senior, after you have completed the majority of your graduation requirements. 

• Jump Start complements your high school experience and is part of your academic day. The benefits are numerous!  You earn college credit that may be transferred to a four-year college or university, explore career options, and receive tuition reduction and other financial assistance, if eligible. 
• During the past year, participating high school seniors have taken over 850 AACC college courses. For more information call  410-777-2677.

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement (AP) courses can grant high school students Anne Arundel Community College credit. 

• Completing your AP exam with a score of 3 or higher earns you selected AACC college credit at no cost to you when you attend AACC.  Please see Advanced Placement information in our college catalog. For more information call 410-777-2677.

Gifted and Talented Program

The Gifted and Talented program is the only program in which students under age 16 may be eligible to take college credit courses.

• This program is for students who have been identified as having exceptional academic or fine arts talent.
• Students under age 16 who have completed seventh grade or equivalent may be allowed to take college-level classes in academic or fine arts subjects not available at their schools.

Early Admission

High school students with a 3.0 GPA at the end of their junior year may apply for early admission to AACC with permission from their high school.