General Studies at Harrisburg Area Community College

Every general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general studies 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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

HACC General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? HACC offers distance education options for general studies at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

HACC General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC General Studies Associate’s Program

63% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in general studies at HACC are white. Around 68% 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	122
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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

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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