While in high school, you may be eligible to take classes for free and get your feet wet on what college courses are like. Remember, though, your grade is part of your college transcript, so choose wisely and apply yourself! We recommend working with your admissions advisor to pick out the right classes for you.
Learn more about enrolling in ECAP.
Disability Support Services (DSS) exists to ensure that students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate in educational and co-curricular offerings. You must provide documentation of your disability to AACC and then meet with a Disability Support Services specialist. Your high school will not submit any documentation to DSS on your behalf.
Earn an AACC certificate in Entrepreneurship while you are in high school! The below signature pathway in Entrepreneurship begins in your fall junior year and completes in your spring senior year.
Students who meet eligibility requirements and successfully complete the courses below will earn an AACC certificate in Entrepreneurship. Talk with your high school counselor or signature site coordinator, Alisha Etheredge (aetheredge@aacps.org), to determine if this pathway is a good fit for you.
Fall, junior year -
On location at Severn Run High School
Spring junior year -
On-location at Severn Run High School
Fall, senior year -
On-site at Arnold campus or online
Spring, senior year -
Students attending the Center for Applied Technology – North (CAT-North) can earn college credits by enrolling in selected AACPS Career Technology Education (CTE) programs. You then just need to successfully complete your CAT-North program, and earn a C or better on the AACC college proficiency assessment(s).* Grades below C will not be reflected on your AACC college transcript.
*The Childhood Development Associate (CDA) program requires a grade of B or better to earn proficiency credit.
You can earn proficiency credit by completing this CTE program at Severn Run High School:
The Early Childhood Education/Child Care Services program follows the high school Child Development Associate (CDA) program of the National Credentialing Program. The CDA is nationally transferable, most widely recognized, credible and valid credential in the Early Childhood Education field. Students may earn the CDA in center-based programs, family child care and home visitors. Students complete 120 clock hours of child development education and 480 hours of experience working directly with children in licensed facilities. In addition to industry certification, students can also earn college credit.
Contact your high school counselor for more information about this program. If you have questions about earning proficiency credits, email Sara Eger, director of Early College Programs, at sbeger@aacc.edu.
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