Our College
- President: Cynthia S. Bambara, PhD
- Trustee Chair: Kim Leonard
- Vision: We will be the college of choice that transforms lives, strengthens communities, and
makes learners the center of everything we do.
- Mission: We deliver diverse and relevant education centered around student success in a supportive
and engaging community.
- Founded: 1961 as Allegany Community College
- Affiliation: Maryland Association of Community Colleges
- Accreditation: Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Maryland Higher Education Commission.
ACM Bedford County Campus and its academic programs certified by Pennsylvania Department
of Education.
- Locations: Seven locations in Cumberland and Oakland, Md., Everett and Somerset, Pa.
- Degrees and Certificates: 48 two-year degree programs (AA, AS, AAS and AAT), 31 certificate programs,10 letter
of recognition programs
- Personnel: 98 full-time and 67 part-time faculty, 30 non-credit instructors, 14 administrative
personnel, 193 professional and support personnel
- Community Prestige: Carnegie Community Engagement Classification recipient
- College Magazine: ACCESS ACM
- Student Magazine: Expressions Student Literary Magazine
Our Student Body*
- Student Needs: 47.59% are Pell Grant recipients, 88% receive financial assistance
- First Generation Status: 80%
- Residency: 46.59% in-state, 53.40% out-of-state
- Enrollment Status: 29.31% attend full time, 70.69% attend part time
- Gender Distribution: 29.20% male, 69.90% female, 0.90% prefer not to say
- Mean and Median Ages: 24.82, 19
- Race/Ethnicity Distribution: 0.04% American Indian/Native Alaskan, 0.83% Asian, 11.56% Black/African American,
4.57% Hispanic, 4.18% Multiple Races, 0.22% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, 1.55%
Non-Resident Alien, 1.19% Unreported, 75.87% White
Student Enrollment: Credit Programs
- Fall 2024 Credit Program Enrollment: 2,777 (unduplicated, includes early college/dual enrollment)
- Prior Year Credit Program Enrollment: 3,413 (unduplicated for 2023-2024 academic year)
- Student to Faculty Ratio: 11:1
- Average Class Size: 13
Student Enrollment: Noncredit Programs
- Continuing Education and Workforce Development Enrollment: 6,900 (unduplicated for FY24)
- Student Registrations: 11,736
Athletics
- Teams: Baseball, men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, men's and women's soccer, softball,
and volleyball.
- Awards: Men's basketball team participated in the NJCAA National Tournament 14 times: 1985,
1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996 (2nd), 1998, 2001 (2nd), 2002, 2003, 2009, 2019,
and 2024. Baseball team participated in the NJCAA World Series nine times: 1984, 1990,
1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006 and 2009. Women's basketball participated in the
NJCAA National Tournament four times: 1986, 1993 (2nd), 2009 and 2011. Men's tennis
participated in the NJCAA National Championships three times: 1971, 1976 and 1977.
*Fall 2024 data for ACM's credit students includes early college/dual enrollment students.
Student needs data reflect the 2023-24 academic year.
