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Harrisburg Area Community College Overview

Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Harrisburg Area Community College Known For?

2,373 Undergraduate Awards
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at HACC.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 17% of the faculty were full-time.

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Harrisburg Area Community College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at HACC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best International Relations & Security Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Public Health Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best General Social Sciences Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#70 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#79 Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#161 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards HACC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best International Relations & National Security Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best International Relations Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#13 Best General Sales & Marketing Schools College Factual
#31 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools Nursing Degree Search
#225 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#276 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual

Where Is Harrisburg Area Community College?

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Contact details for HACC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Hacc Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17110-2999
Phone: 717-780-2300

How Do I Get Into HACC?

You can apply to HACC online at: https://start.hacc.edu/RecruitNewWFE/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Harrisburg Area Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Harrisburg Area Community College?

49% Take Out Loans
15.8% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At HACC, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $4,822 a year. That adds up to $19,288 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at HACC is 15.8%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

Harrisburg Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,172 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,376 undergraduate students at HACC, with 4,172 being full-time and 11,204 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,172 full-time undergraduates at HACC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harrisburg Area Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 218
Black or African American 347
Hispanic or Latino 477
White 2,675
International Students 134
Other Races/Ethnicities 321

Over 66 countries are represented at HACC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Harrisburg Area Community College

3,835 Took All Classes Online
7,759 Took At Least One Class Online
10.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,759 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at HACC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 12th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of HACC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Harrisburg Area Community College was 10.1%. This is the #1,390 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at HACC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of HACC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management 7%
Computer & Information Sciences 10%
Computer Software & Applications 3%
Construction Engineering Technology 67%
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 89%
Engineering Technologies 11%
General Sales & Marketing 19%
General Social Sciences 17%
General Visual & Performing Arts 17%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 2%
Health Professions 3%
Health Sciences & Services 67%
Information Technology 23%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2%
Liberal Arts General Studies 2%
Public Administration & Social Service 31%
Social Sciences 14%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at HACC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at HACC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Communication & Journalism (Other) #1
Architectural Engineering Technology #4
General Visual & Performing Arts #10
Engineering Technology (Other) #13
Construction Engineering Technology #17
Public Policy #18
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology #24
General Sales & Marketing #40
Philosophy #47
General Social Sciences #50
Geography & Cartography #72
Computer Software & Applications #103
Philosophy & Religious Studies #117
Health Sciences & Services #124
Visual & Performing Arts #135
Information Technology #220
Human Development & Family Studies #222
Engineering Technologies #238
Communication & Journalism #240
General Business/Commerce #269
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #278
Computer Information Systems #290
Social Sciences #328
Public Administration & Social Service #328
Accounting #480

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Harrisburg Area Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Nursing 0 440 0 440
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 290 0 290
Business Administration & Management 0 222 0 222
General Business/Commerce 0 89 0 89
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 89 89
General Social Sciences 0 88 0 88
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 85 0 85
Allied Health Professions 0 55 18 73
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 59 9 68
Information Technology 0 52 0 52
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 20 28 48
Human Services 0 45 1 46
General Psychology 0 43 0 43
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 41 0 41
Legal Support Services 0 27 13 40
Precision Metal Working 1 0 32 33
Accounting 2 18 10 30
Dental Support Services 0 17 13 30
Computer Software & Applications 0 24 5 29
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 1 16 12 29
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 27 0 27
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 26 26
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 24 1 25
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 24 0 24
Public Health 0 23 0 23
General Sales & Marketing 0 21 0 21
General Biology 0 20 0 20
Computer Systems Networking 0 17 3 20
Robotics Engineering 0 7 13 20
Human Development & Family Studies 5 10 4 19
Hospitality Management 0 18 0 18
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 4 14 0 18
Culinary Arts 1 2 15 18
Design & Applied Arts 0 17 1 18
Audiovisual Communications 17 0 0 17
General Engineering 0 16 0 16
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 13 0 13
Other Health Professions 0 13 0 13
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 11 2 13
Arts & Media Management 0 11 0 11
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 10 0 10
Chemistry 0 10 0 10
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 9 0 9
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 2 7 0 9
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 9 0 9
Social Work 0 8 0 8
Computer Science 0 7 0 7
Carpentry 1 0 6 7
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 7 0 7
Health Sciences & Services 0 6 0 6
General English Literature 0 5 0 5
Fire Protection 0 5 0 5
International Relations & National Security 0 5 0 5
Civil Engineering 0 4 0 4
Mathematics 0 4 0 4
Construction Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Philosophy 0 3 0 3
Drama & Theater Arts 0 3 0 3
General Architecture 0 2 0 2
Data Entry 2 0 0 2
Construction 0 1 1 2
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 2 0 2
Natural Resources Conservation 0 2 0 2
Computer Information Systems 0 0 1 1
General Physical Sciences 0 1 0 1
Geography & Cartography 1 0 0 1
Public Policy 0 1 0 1
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0
Civil Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 37 2,033 303 2,373

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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