Natural Resources Conservation at Harrisburg Area Community College

What traits are you looking for in a conservation school? To help you decide if Harrisburg Area Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's conservation program.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 students attend the school each year.

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

HACC Natural Resources Conservation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Conservation

HACC Natural Resources Conservation Rankings

Conservation Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Natural Resources Conservation Associate’s Program

73% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of conservation associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in conservation at HACC are white. Around 91% 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 conservation.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Natural Resources Conservation

If you plan to be a conservation major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harrisburg Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Environmental Science	7

Careers That Conservation Grads May Go Into

A degree in conservation 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Conservation Scientists	770	$55,200
Foresters	310	$66,170
Environmental Science Professors	250	$93,850

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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