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Design & Applied Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Harrisburg Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harrisburg Area Community College is in Harrisburg, PA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 36 design & applied arts degrees were awarded at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Harrisburg Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Harrisburg Area Community College. Among 12,585 students, 5,765 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,380 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Design & Applied Arts Rankings at Harrisburg Area Community College

Use these rankings to compare Harrisburg Area Community College’s Design & Applied Arts program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Pennsylvania	#6 of 28
Best Schools (Quality)	Pennsylvania	#18 of 28
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#35 of 96
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#62 of 97
Best Value	Nationwide	#282 of 600
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#386 of 603

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College

Graduates of Harrisburg Area Community College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$25,944

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Design & Applied Arts graduates from Harrisburg Area Community College stands at $17,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Harrisburg Area Community College are 75% women (27) and 25% men (9).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at Harrisburg Area Community College

Among the 31 associate’s design & applied arts degrees awarded at Harrisburg Area Community College, 74% were women (23) and 26% were men (8).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	1
Asian	3
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College, lower than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Harrisburg Area Community College

The Design & Applied Arts program at Harrisburg Area Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Visual Communications	20
Graphic Design	16

Top-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Graduates of the Design & Applied Arts program at Harrisburg Area Community College go on to a range of careers. Below are the highest-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.