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 student age 16 or older.

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, can explore career options, and receive tuition reduction and other financial assistance, if eligible. 

• During the past year, participating high school students have taken over 850 AACC college courses. To get started, students must complete a Jump Start Recommendation Form available from their high school guidance counselor or obtain one here. Follow the enrollment procedures or 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.