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?
- 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.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards HACC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#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?

Contact details for HACC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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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/
Can I Afford Harrisburg Area Community College?
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

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at HACC has changed over the last few years.

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.
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.
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.
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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