Nursing at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study nursing, 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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

HACC Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

HACC Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Nursing Associate’s Program

85% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at HACC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in nursing at HACC are white. Around 78% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	361
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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
Registered Nursing	395

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	148,520	$70,390
Medical and Health Services Managers	16,410	$97,310
Nurse Practitioners	7,280	$98,250
Nursing Instructors and Professors	4,010	$78,810
Nurse Anesthetists	1,700	$171,250

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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