Harrisburg Area Community College - Community College Profile

Academic Overview

Harrisburg Area Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $9,495 for Pennsylvania residents and $12,472 for other students on average. It offers 105 degree programs through 39 Certificate, 66 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 32 programs (12 Certificate, 20 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	1 HACC Dr., Harrisburg, PA
Phone	717-780-2300
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$9,495 Out-of-State$12,472
Student Population »	12,585 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	21%
Transfer-out Rate	23%
Retention Rate	54% (Full-time) 44% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,186
Students to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,800

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $9,495 for Pennsylvania residents and $12,472 for out-of-state students at Harrisburg Area Community College. 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 Harrisburg Area Community College. 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	$9,495	$12,472
Books & Supplies	$1,946
Off-Campus Living Costs	$15,269
Average Financial Aid	$5,186
Cost of Attendance	$26,710	$29,687
After Financial Aid	$21,524	$24,501
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,800

Cost per Credit Hour

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State Students
Harrisburg Area Community College	$9,495	$12,472
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

Harrisburg Area Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 32 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 12 Certificate, 20 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	12	20	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	39	66	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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	39 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Computer and Information Sciences	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	20 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

what is Personal and Culinary Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	74 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Adult Development and Aging	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ^{ONLINE / 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	16 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	179 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

what is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

what is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	48 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

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

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	50 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	37 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Electrician	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Welding Technology/Welder	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Photography	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	4 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 and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Dental Assisting/Assistant	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	30 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	462 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	96 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	68 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	175 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	13 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 12,585 students at Harrisburg Area Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4,600 male students and 9,423 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	14,023	3,683	10,340
Male Students	4,600	1,393	3,207
Female Students	9,423	2,290	7,133

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Harrisburg Area Community College, there are 12,576 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 6,975 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,545 students are enrolled exclusively and 3,430 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	12,576
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	3,545
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	3,430
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,601