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Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution situated in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

4,172 Full-Time Undergraduates
$7,418 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Harrisburg Area Community College?

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Contact details for HACC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1 Hacc Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17110-2999
Phone: 717-780-2300
Website: www.hacc.edu

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Can I Afford HACC?

$7,418 In-State Tuition
47% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time HACC students paid $247 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $325 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,418 $9,750
Fees $1,500 $1,650
Books and Supplies $1,946 $1,946

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At HACC, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $5,106 a year. That adds up to $20,424 over four years for those students.

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Harrisburg Area Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,172 Full-Time Undergraduates
62% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 15,376 undergraduate students at HACC, with 4,172 being full-time and 11,204 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,172 full-time undergraduates at HACC, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harrisburg Area Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 218
Black or African American 347
Hispanic or Latino 477
White 2,675
International Students 134
Other Races/Ethnicities 321

Over 66 countries are represented at HACC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Harrisburg Area Community College

3,545 Took All Classes Online
6,975 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 6,975 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at HACC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 3rd most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Harrisburg Area Community College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 0 103 103
Health Care Management 0 36 0 36
Welding Technology/Welder 13 0 20 33
Electrician 0 15 11 26
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 0 23 23
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 0 20 0 20
Dental Assisting/Assistant 0 0 19 19
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 0 11 5 16
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 0 15 0 15
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 0 9 6 15
Radiologic Technology 0 14 0 14
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 0 12 1 13
Construction Engineering Technology 0 8 4 12
Laboratory Technician 0 12 0 12
Other Engineering Technologies & Engineering-Related Fields 0 9 1 10
Surgical Technology 0 10 0 10
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology 0 9 0 9
Respiratory Care Therapy 0 8 0 8
Architectural Drafting & Architectural CAD/CADD 3 4 0 7
Baking & Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef 0 0 7 7
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 0 6 0 6
General Health & Wellness 0 5 0 5
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 0 3 0 3
Civil Engineering Technology 0 1 1 2
General Construction Trades 0 0 1 1
Carpentry/Carpenter 0 0 0 0
Architectural Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0
Energy Systems Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 0 0 0 0
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 16 207 202 425

Harrisburg Area Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Harrisburg Area Community College awarded 1,004 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major Basic Certificates Undergrad Certificates Associate’s Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 23 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 47 0
Civil Engineering Technology 0 1 1 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 12 0
Construction 0 1 0 0
Construction Engineering Technology 0 4 8 0
Culinary Arts 0 12 11 0
Dental Support Services 0 19 20 0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 3 0 4 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 11 15 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 3 0
Engineering Technology (Other) 0 1 9 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 36 0
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 11 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 0 6 9 0
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 9 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 103 0 0
Precision Metal Working 13 20 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 1 12 0
Total 48 461 495 0

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.

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