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Accounting at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Harrisburg Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 15,376.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

HACC Accounting Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Accounting (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at HACC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, HACC does offer online courses in accounting for the following degree levels:

HACC Accounting Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Accounting Student Demographics at HACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Harrisburg Area Community College.

HACC Accounting Associate’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of accounting associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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HACC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in accounting graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 55,360 $40,660
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Financial Managers 17,730 $156,730
Financial Analysts 11,980 $93,870
Business Professors 5,490 $91,520

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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