Computer Science at Harrisburg Area Community College

Every computer science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the compsci program at Harrisburg Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

HACC Computer Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in CompSci

HACC Computer Science Rankings

CompSci Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Computer Science Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of compsci associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in compsci only graduates about 24% women each year. The program at HACC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in compsci at HACC are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Computer Science

Computer Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harrisburg Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science	9

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	28,260	$96,370
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Computer and Information Systems Managers	13,070	$146,860
Computer Programmers	8,990	$85,800
Systems Software Developers	8,810	$103,520

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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