Anne Arundel
Community College
Public Community College in Arnold, MD. Six-year graduation rate 31%. Median 10-year earnings $46,219.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,219 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 31% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $8,250 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.18 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Graduation rate 31% — below national average
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 31% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. 69% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. A 19% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8,570 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,961 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,789 at $0–30k against $18,358 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Only 37% of students receive grant aid, so most families are paying near the published price. 10% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,062 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $12,789 |
| $30–48k | $14,003 |
| $48–75k | $15,170 |
| $75–110k | $17,116 |
| $110k+ | $18,358 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 888 of these 8,570 students, totalling $5,009,268 — an average of $5,641 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Anne Arundel County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)