Anne Arundel CC vs Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC)

Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) and Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) stand out as two prominent community colleges, each offering unique educational opportunities. AACC boasts an acceptance rate of 100%, welcoming all qualified applicants, while RVCC's acceptance rate stands at 98%, ensuring a selective yet accessible admissions process. In terms of student body demographics, AACC's diverse student population comprises 53% female and 47% male students, while RVCC's student body is slightly more balanced, with 51% female and 49% male students. When it comes to popular majors, AACC excels in fields such as Liberal Arts and Humanities, Health Professions and Related Programs, and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. RVCC, on the other hand, shines in programs like Liberal Arts and Humanities, Health Professions and Related Programs, and Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields. To further explore the distinctions between these

	Anne Arundel Community College	Raritan Valley Community College
Overview
Location	Arnold, Maryland	Branchburg, New Jersey
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Rural: Fringe
College type	2 year	2 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	61.0%	70.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	Open Admission	98.6%
Application fees		$25
SAT range	N/A	N/A
ACT range	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score
Students submitting ACT score
Total number of applicants		2,325
Total number of admissions given out		2,293
Admitted students who chose to enroll		1,405
Yield rate		61.3%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	Not required
High school GPA	N/A	N/A
Recommendation letters	N/A	N/A
High school transcript	N/A	N/A
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	N/A	N/A

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,155 Out of state: $30,805	$21,837
Average net price	$14,188	$7,412
Tuition	In state: $7,590 Out of state: $12,240	$5,712
Room & board
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	35.0% Average amount $4,736	48.0% Average amount $6,269
Students receiving federal student loan	7.0% Average amount $4,306	7.0% Average amount $5,173
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $0	1.0% Average amount $6,197

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	10,630 Men 39.0% Women 61.0%	6,688 Men 48.5% Women 51.5%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	0.7%	0.3%
International students	1.5%	1.5%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Rural: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	N/A	N/A
First year students are required to live on campus?	N/A	N/A
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Maryland Virginia Pennsylvania District of Columbia Mississippi	New Jersey Pennsylvania Florida

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Health Professions Business Computer and Information Science Education	Business Liberal Arts Health Professions Multidisciplinary Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting
Students to faculty ratio	18:1	18:1
Institutional accreditation	Middle States Commission on Higher Education	Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	27.6%	27.9%
Dropout rate	33.2%	35.1%
Transferred out	18.5%	19.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $62,794 Year 2: $62,756 Year 3: $63,437 Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $58,439 Year 2: $49,631 Year 3: $61,116 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $55,878 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $54,166 Legal Support Services (Undergraduate Certificates or Diplomas) Year 1: N/A Year 2: N/A Year 3: $50,684 Business/Commerce, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $48,751 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $52,661 Year 2: $40,089 Year 3: $40,177 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $26,322 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $32,949 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $32,903 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $31,066 Hospitality Administration/Management (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $27,509	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $65,605 Year 2: $64,791 Year 3: $73,939 Business/Commerce, General (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $19,121 Year 2: $36,134 Year 3: $45,994 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $19,589 Year 2: $23,803 Year 3: $33,623 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $30,370 Year 2: $37,748 Year 3: $32,900 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: N/A Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $122,145 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Management Information Systems and Services (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $39,927 Year 3: N/A

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