Anne Arundel Community College

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established = 1961
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Anne Arundel Community College, founded in 1961, is located in Arnold, Maryland. The college was named "Community College of the Year" by National Business Alliance in 2000. AACC has also received many other [http://www.aacc.edu/aboutaacc/awards.cfm awards] in recent years. Their men's lacrosse team won the National Junior College Athletic Association Championship in 1998, and their women's lacrosse team has won the NJCAA Championship two years in a row, 2006 and 2007.

AACC offers courses for people of all ages. Apart from the regular curriculum, there are many Continuing Education, Gifted and Talented, home school, Kids in College, Jump Start classes, online, and weekend classes offered. They also offer a variety of camps for kids during the summer.

AACC History

The college started holding classes in September 1961. There were 270 students enrolled and the classes were held at Severna Park High School in the late afternoon and evening.

Dr. Andrew G. Truxal was the first president as the college moved to a convert|165|acre|km2|sing=on campus in Arnold, Maryland in September 1967. The school was awarded full accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (now the Middle States Commission on Higher Education) in April 1968.

Dr. Robert P. Ludlum became the second president in August 1968, when Dr. Truxal retired. During his 8 year term, he oversaw the expansion of the campus. In 1976, Dr. Justus D. Sundermann became the third president, but only served for a short time. Dr. Thomas E. Florestano became the fourth president in 1979 and served until 1994. In that period the campus expanded to convert|230|acre|km2 and increased in enrollment, programs, and services.

The college's accreditation was reaffirmed by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in 1994 and 2004. They were also awarded approval of the college's programs and services from the Maryland Higher Education Commission, and the National League for Nursing and the Maryland Board of Nursing granted accreditation to their nursing sequence.

On August 1, 1994, Dr. Martha A. Smith became AACC's fifth president, calling for student success through higher expectations and new ideas on how to educate students. She is still president today.

In 2008, Anne Arundel Community College embraced and created an island in second life.

Notable Alumni

*David G. Boschert,former member of Maryland House of Delegates
* Robert A. Costa, member of Maryland House of Delegates, 2003-present.
* Brian Crecente, editor of Kotaku, 2004-present.
* Ronald Damien Malfi, novelist and short fiction writer.
* C. Edward Middlebrooks, former Maryland State Senator, 1995-1999.
* Robert R. Neall, (1971), member of Maryland House of Delegates, 1975-1987. Anne Arundel County Executive, 1990-1994.

External links

* [http://www.aacc.edu/ Official Site]