Harrisburg Area Community College
HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, (HACC) is a public community college in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. HACC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. HACC serves 17,000 degree-seeking students, as well as more than 8,300 remedial and workforce development students. The college has more than 100,000 alumni.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $12,059
- Undergraduate enrollment: 19,482
- Graduation rate (150%): 21%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 24%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $42,007
- Median earnings (8 years): $39,606
- Median earnings (6 years): $36,499
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Harrisburg, PA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Harrisburg Area Community College include Nursing, General Studies, Business Administration and Management.
- Nursing (465 associate)
- General Studies (149 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (142 associate)
- Licensed Practical (88 bachelor's)
- Business (80 associate)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (73 associate)
- Medical (59 bachelor's)
- Criminal Justice (52 associate)
- Psychology (42 associate)
- Social Sciences (36 associate)
Degree mix: Business 21%, Engineering 3%, Computer Science 8%, Health 62%, Biological Sciences 1%, Psychology 3%, Communication 2%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Harrisburg Area Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,685 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $11,685
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $12,788
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $14,644
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $16,995
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $18,290
- In-state tuition and fees: $9,495
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $12,472
- Books and supplies: $1,950
- Off-campus room and board: $11,024
- Off-campus with family: $5,172
- Typical cost of attendance: $18,369
- Sticker vs net gap: 34%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 33%
- Federal loan recipients: 30%
- Average institutional grant: $1,368
- Average federal loan: $5,885
- Median debt at graduation: $17,500
Admissions
Harrisburg Area Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 19,482
- Women: 65%
- Part-time undergraduates: 68%
- Age 25 and older: 31%
- Graduation rate: 21%
- Come back after freshman year: 54%
- First-generation: 49%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 77%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Professor salary: $74,057
- Associate professor salary: $58,924
- Assistant professor salary: $56,003
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Harrisburg Area Community College acceptance rate? Harrisburg Area Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Harrisburg Area Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $11,685 a year after aid. Average net price is $12,059.
What majors does Harrisburg Area Community College offer? Popular programs include Nursing, General Studies, Business Administration and Management, Licensed Practical, Business.
What is the average salary after Harrisburg Area Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $42,007 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Harrisburg Area Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 24% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 21%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Harrisburg Area Community College official site: https://www.hacc.edu.