Information Technology at Anne Arundel Community College

If you plan to study information technology, take a look at what Anne Arundel Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

AACC is located in Arnold, Maryland and approximately 11,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.

AACC Information Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in IT (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in IT

Online Classes Are Available at AACC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

AACC does offer online education options in IT for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

AACC Information Technology Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

IT Student Demographics at AACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IT majors at Anne Arundel Community College.

AACC Information Technology Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of IT associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in IT only graduates about 22% women each year. The program at AACC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Anne Arundel Community College with a associate's in IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	46
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Related Majors

• Computer Software & Applications
• Computer Systems Networking
• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Anne Arundel Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	16,220	$108,190
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Computer Workers	13,720	$113,330
Computer User Support Specialists	10,620	$54,880
Computer and Information Systems Managers	10,590	$154,870

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.