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Swoop Riverhawk head. AACC Riverhawks 10 Years.

The Rise of the Riverhawks: 10 Years of Swoop

Wingspan – Fall 2025 – AACC’s Riverhawk mascot, Swoop, has appeared everywhere from T-shirts to socks, cross-stitch to golf bags, even a Halloween costume. But how was Swoop hatched? And how did Riverhawks become the symbol of AACC?

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Behind the Beak

Wingspan – Fall 2025 – For a decade, AACC’s mascot, Swoop, has been soaring through campus events, high-fiving students and redefining what it means to have school spirit. But who is the bird behind the feathers?

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A Decade of Difference

Wingspan – Fall 2025 – Private scholarships at Anne Arundel Community College provide life-changing opportunities for community members to pursue higher education and workforce training. Thanks to the generosity of donors through the AACC Foundation, scholarship resources have surged during the past decade.

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AACC Students Collect Data at NASA Workshop

AACC students joined NASA’s RockOn! workshop to build a rocket experiment and prepare for future research opportunities.

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A Bold Step into Leadership

Minerva Stephensbailey is the kind of student who surprises you – not with flashy words or big entrances, but with quiet determination and heart.

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From Homeschool to Head Editor

At just 16, Tomi Brunton made history as the youngest-ever editor-in-chief of Campus Current, AACC’s student newspaper.

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