Chemistry at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study chemistry, 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 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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

HACC Chemistry Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Chemistry

HACC Chemistry Rankings

Chemistry Student Demographics at HACC

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

HACC Chemistry Associate’s Program

50% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of chemistry associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in chemistry at HACC are white. Around 83% 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 chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at Harrisburg Area Community College. 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
General Chemistry	3

General Physical Sciences

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Chemists	5,460	$77,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,480	$147,810
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	2,050	$74,430
Chemistry Professors	1,430	$93,510

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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