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Overview

Architecture, Interior Design, Construction Management and Landscape Architecture programs at Anne Arundel Community College provide the skills necessary for immediate employment or the curriculum required for students wishing to transfer. With an emphasis on design and construction, instruction begins with hand-drafting with materials and methods of construction. It is then followed by more advanced courses using the latest technology in computer-aided drafting and design (CADD), Building Information Modeling (BIM) and 3D printing. All degrees include specific study in sustainable and high-performance design based on the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) system through the United States Green Building Council. Students are prepared for transfer to a university or placement in the workforce. Transfer students should consult with the department chair to keep abreast of departmental articulation agreements. All agreements are based on portfolio review, so students are strongly encouraged to keep all of their work, including preliminary work, to illustrate the design process.

The department offers three primary disciplines: Architecture, Interior Design and Construction Management. Architecture additionally offers a pathway in Landscape Architecture while Interior Design has opportunities for Advanced Interior Design study and Kitchen and Bath Design based on NKBA standards (the National Kitchen and Bath Association). Each discipline offers an option for obtaining a two-year Associate of Applied Science degree, as well as certificates which target specific skills and allow for early entry into the field. In addition, each option offers a “Fast Track” degree option for those who already hold an associate, baccalaureate or master’s degree from a U.S. regionally accredited college or university and whose program includes at least 20 hours of general education courses. Courses in certificate programs may also apply toward the Applied Science degree options. Students may obtain more than one of the department’s degree options or certificates.

Award-winning full- and part-time faculty members are locally and nationally certified as licensed, practicing professionals. Students may join student chapters of professional organizations such as AIA (American Institute of Architects) and ASID (American Society of Interior Designers). Membership in these groups allows the opportunity to be involved in community service projects, such as the ASID student chapter’s award-winning (Sarah’s House) redesign of the general dining hall or the State’s Attorney General’s Office Victim/Witness room. Other community service projects include the Glen Burnie Town Center Welcome Arch and the college’s own entrance sign on Governor Ritchie Highway.

Enhance your learning even more and earn three transferable credits by taking one of the department’s exciting travel study courses to Paris or Chicago. The department’s many regional, state and national awards recognize the excellent work of our students and demonstrates the commitment for the pursuit of excellence.

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