Community College of Allegheny County - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Community College of Allegheny County is a 2-4 years, public school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $8,803 for Pennsylvania residents and $12,583 for other students on average. It offers 154 degree programs through 87 Certificate, 67 Associate's programs.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	800 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
Phone	412-323-2323
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$8,803 Out-of-State$12,583
Student Population »	10,609 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	24%
Transfer-out Rate	17%
Retention Rate	63% (Full-time) 47% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,817
Students to Faculty	16:1 (6.25%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$35,800

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $8,803 for Pennsylvania residents and $12,583 for out-of-state students at Community College of Allegheny County. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($14,412) over public community colleges in Pennsylvania.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Community College of Allegheny County. Then, we compare its costs to Pennsylvania community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.

Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$8,803	$12,583
Books & Supplies	$1,500
Off-Campus Living Costs	$17,780
Average Financial Aid	$4,817
Cost of Attendance	$28,083	$31,863
After Financial Aid	$23,266	$27,046
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$35,800

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State Students
Community College of Allegheny County	$8,803	$12,583
Public Community Colleges in Pennsylvania	$10,808	$14,412
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$5,207	$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Community College of Allegheny County offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 87 Certificate, 67 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	87	67	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Barbering/Barber	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Teacher Assistant/Aide	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering Science	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Child Development	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Court Reporting/Court Reporter	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	93 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	391 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Corrections and Criminal Justice (other)	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Critical Infrastructure Protection	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Carpentry/Carpenter	195 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	52 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Building/Property Maintenance	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Plumbing Technology/Plumber	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Ironworking/Ironworker	45 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Transportation and Materials Moving

what is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	107 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Industrial and Product Design	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Anesthesiologist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	37 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Dietitian Assistant	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	308 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business Administration and Management	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	125 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	42 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 10,609 students at Community College of Allegheny County including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 5,586 male students and 6,391 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	11,977	3,791	8,186
Male Students	5,586	1,803	3,783
Female Students	6,391	1,988	4,403

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Community College of Allegheny County, there are 10,467 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 4,397 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,022 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,375 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	10,467
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,022
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	2,375
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	6,070