The following policies and procedures guide the day-to-day operations of Anne Arundel Community College, ensure academic standards and integrity, and articulate expectations for student and employee conduct.

Many are set by AACC’s board of trustees and are intended to comply with regulations established by governing agencies, such as the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the U.S. Department of Education. Each of these policies is intended to help the college fulfill its mission to provide high quality, affordable, accessible and innovative lifelong learning opportunities in response to the needs of our diverse community.

Academic Policies

Attendance, grades, credit hours, dismissal and reinstatement, and other academic policies for credit students are explained in the college catalog and are subject to change each year. Noncredit student policies are summarized in the Noncredit Course Policies page.

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Collegewide Policies

Academic Integrity

Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources Procedures

Acceptable Use of Technology Resources Policy

Accessibility Policy

Antiracism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy

Americans with Disabilities Act Policy

Class Attendance

Code of Student Conduct

Comprehensive Financial Responsibility

COVID-19 Interim Policy Effective Aug. 22, 2022

Dismissal for Other than Academic Reasons

Drug and Alcohol Prohibitions

Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination Policy

• Discrmination & Sexual Harassment Complaint Procedures

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) Policy

Financial Exigency and Reduction in Force

Food in Classrooms Policy

Free Speech and Peaceable Assembly

Interim Procedure for Full Time Faculty Performance Evaluations

Fund-Raising/Solicitation Policy

Heroin and Opioid Addiction and Prevention Policy

Maryland Public Information Requests

Military Deployment Policy

Nepotism and Personal Relationships Policy

Policy on Development of Policies and Procedures

Posting Materials on Campus

Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Procedures on Development of Policies and Procedures

Professional Licensure Disclosures

Interim Procedure for Promotion of Part Time Faculty

Purchase Order Terms and Conditions

Red Flags Regulation

Satisfactory Academic Progress

AACC Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct Procedures
(ATIXA Training Materials)

AACC Sexual Misconduct Policy

Sex Offenders Policy

State Authorization

Interim Procedure for Staff and Administrator Performance Evaluations

Student Complaint Procedures - AACC

Student Complaint Procedures - DOD

Student Complaint Procedures - External Contacts

Student Loan Entrance Exit Counseling

Tobacco and Tobacco Substitutes Use and Promotion

Traffic and Parking Regulations

Interim Transfer Credit for Prior Learning Examinations Policy

Interim Transfer Credit for Prior Learning Examinations Procedure

Interim Policy on Tuition and Residency Requirements

Interim Procedure on the Use of Human Subjects in Research

Utilization of Student Work

Waivers to Tuition and Fees

Weapons Policy