HACC - Community College Profile

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) is $8,918 for Pennsylvania residents and $11,400 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($13,889) of 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 tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$8,918	$11,400
Books & Supplies	$1,946
Off-Campus Living Costs	$15,269
Average Financial Aid	$5,653
Cost of Attendance	$26,133	$28,615
After Financial Aid	$20,480	$22,962
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,800

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Pennsylvania Residents	Out-of-State Students
Harrisburg Area Community College	$8,918	$11,400
Public Community Colleges in Pennsylvania	$10,386	$13,889
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Harrisburg Area Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	8	16	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	35	72	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means 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

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (other)	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	17 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist	NOT OFFERED	43 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	89 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	9 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Adult Development and Aging	6 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	12 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	42 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
General Studies	7 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	194 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	63 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	1 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	13 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Social Sciences	NOT OFFERED	50 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Carpentry/Carpenter	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Welding Technology/Welder	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Visual and Performing Arts	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Design and Visual Communications	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Photography	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health and Wellness	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Dental Assisting/Assistant	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	36 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	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	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration	NOT OFFERED	24 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	458 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	103 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	118 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	139 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	8 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	NOT OFFERED	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 12,576 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

School Profile and 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 $8,918 for Pennsylvania residents and $11,400 for other students on average. It offers 117 degree programs through 35 Certificate, 72 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 29 programs (8 Certificate, 16 Associate's programs). The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $37,800.

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$8,918 Out-of-State$11,400
Student Population »	12,576 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	16%
Transfer-out Rate	18%
Retention Rate	53% (Full-time) 39% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,653
Students to Faculty	13:1 (7.69%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$37,800

Harrisburg Area Community College

A Community College in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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