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AACC offers qualifying home-school students living in Maryland and students attending a private school in Maryland a 25% reduction in tuition for AACC credit classes completed prior to graduating high school through the Early College Access Program (ECAP).

To qualify for the tuition reduction, you must receive approval from your school principal, counselor or appropriate school official.


Steps to Enroll

Home-school and private school students

Apply to AACC

All first-time students must apply to AACC. You will receive an email with your username, password and instructions for activating your MyAACC account. If you have any difficulties, call our Technical Help Desk at 410-777-4357.

Course Selection

Our admissions officers can help with course selection and determine if you’ve met the prerequisite requirements for the course(s) you want to take.

Complete ECAP Form

Complete the applicable ECAP form. You will need to sign the form along with your parent and/or high school representative.  

Testing

Do you need to take an Accuplacer placement exam? Visit testing for information. You can determine your placement with qualifying SAT, ACT or AP scores and may not need to take the Accuplacer. All high school students can email AACC’s testing office at testing-arnold@aacc.edu for information about placement tests.

High school seniors may submit their transcripts with their unweighted cumulative grade point average to determine placement. Send this information to the records office at records@aacc.edu

Register for Classes

Whether you are a new or returning student, register for classes through your MyAACC account or download the registration form.

Pay Your Bill

Email the completed ECAP form to the cashier's office at cashiersoffice@aacc.edu to get your 25% tuition discount.

The ECAP form also must be submitted to the cashier's office for every enrollment term to request consideration for the tuition reduction.

Additional Information

Students participating in the Early College Access Program must comply with all Anne Arundel Community College academic policies and regulations and demonstrate eligibility or prerequisite completion for all courses for which they wish to register.

Home-school students: You must contact your public school home-school office to request an ECAP verification form and send it to AACC for each term you are enrolled. The AACPS Home Instruction Office can be reached at homeinstruction@aacps.org. Both the student and parent/guardian must sign the form. 

Home-school students outside of Anne Arundel County: Students from other counties must contact the administration in their school district to determine the appropriate office to provide the verification of home-school status.

Learn more about how to enroll.


Not Sure if You Qualify?

Eligible Maryland homeschooled students and students that attend a private school within Maryland can take classes with a 25% tuition discount.

Check with our admissions team if:

  • The courses you’d like to take are not approved by your school principal or counselor
  • You’d like to take more than two courses
  • You have any other questions regarding enrolling at AACC