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Colleges and Schools (now the Middle States Commission on
Higher Education) reaffirmed our accreditation without condition
and the Maryland Higher Education Commission gave its
approval of the college's programs and services; the National
League for Nursing granted accreditation to our nursing
sequence, as did the Maryland Board of Nursing.
On Aug. 1, 1994, Dr. Martha A. Smith became the college's fifth
president. Her first message to faculty and staff declared student
success comes first. She shared a vision that the college would be
among the first in the nation to meet the call for higher expectations,
to rethink the way we educate our students — to respond to
the challenges of a global economy and to make our students
among the best prepared citizens and workers of the world.
THE ARNOLD CAMPUS
The Arnold campus is approximately five miles north of Annapolis
and 18 miles south of Baltimore (see maps on the inside back and
cover and on page 405).
Campus Facilities
Administrative Services Building
Astronomy Laboratory
Barn
John A. Cade Center for Fine Arts
Careers Center
Center for Applied Learning and Technology
Central Services Building
Isaac Cox House
Henry L. Dragun Science Building
Dr. Thomas E. Florestano Sr. Allied Health and Public Services
Building
Humanities Building
David S. Jenkins Gymnasium
A. Cathryn Johnson Building
Ludlum Hall (Administration Building)
Mathematics Building
Olson Memorial Pool
Pascal Center for Performing Arts
Physical Plant
Resource Management Building
Lila R. Schwartz Classroom Building
Louis L. Siegert Jr. Field
Student Services Center
Student Union
Andrew G. Truxal Library
OFF-CAMPUS LOCATIONS
The college offers credit and noncredit classes at a variety of
off-campus locations, including the Glen Burnie Town Center
(GBTC) and AACC at Arundel Mills. Both the GBTC and AACC at
Arundel Mills are full-services centers equipped with two science
labs, computer labs and general purpose classrooms that provide
maximum flexibility to accommodate customized training, conferencing
and other educational opportunities. These centers
offer an array of credit programs, noncredit classes and specialized
instruction.
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Off-campus offices at GBTC, the Fort Meade Army Education
Center and Arundel Mills provide registration, academic advising,
testing and other academic support services. GBTC and
Arundel Mills also offer bookstore services.
The Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute (HCAT)
at the GBTC offers state-of-the-art commercial instructional
kitchens plus two café classrooms, a computer lab and smart
classroom.
Instruction is provided at select high schools and middle
schools and a variety of additional sites throughout the county.
In addition, the college offers classes at the Sales and Service
Training Center at Arundel Mills.
ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
College facilities provide barrier-free access through lifts, ramps
and elevators at strategic locations, curb cuts which accommodate
wheelchairs and marked parking spaces reserved for the
disabled. Anne Arundel Community College was the first of
the nation's colleges to install a swimming pool chair lift. The
college is in compliance with current Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) legislation.
INSTITUTES AND CENTERS
Entrepreneurial Studies Institute
Existing or aspiring entrepreneurs receive training in the steps,
background and skills it takes to start and operate their own
business with credit and/or noncredit courses offered by the
Entrepreneurial Studies Institute. Instruction includes writing a
business plan, funding the business, financial and managerial
accounting, sales and marketing, strategic planning, business
law, ethics, business management, leadership, business communications
and networking. Financial support to qualified students
in the program is available from the Philip E. and Carole R.
Ratcliffe Foundation Entrepreneurial Studies Scholarship. Web
site: www.aacc.edu/esi
Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute
The Hospitality, Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute offers credit
and noncredit programs to meet the needs of a dynamic and
expanding hospitality industry, Maryland's largest private
employer. Among several degree and certificate options is the
Culinary Arts Operations degree option, accredited by the
Accrediting Commission of the American Culinary Federation.
The HCAT Institute has state-of-the-art commercial training
kitchens at its Glen Burnie facility and on the Arnold campus,
but also operates classes in other locations. Programs include a
competitive culinary team and practicum opportunities, both
here and abroad. Web site: www.aacc.edu/hcat
Institute for Criminal Justice,
Legal Studies and Public Service
The Institute for Criminal Justice, Legal Studies and Public
Service prepares learners for challenging careers in the civil and
criminal justice systems. Institute courses and curricula address
constantly changing laws and allow students to build upon existing
skills or to launch into new career paths. Among the offerings
are American Bar Association-approved paralegal degree and
certificate programs, a Maryland Police and Correctional
Training Commission-certified Police Academy, a homeland
security management degree, partnerships with local and federal
agencies and with private sector employers and internship