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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a public institution situated in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

662 Full-Time Undergraduates
$7,080 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College?

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Contact details for Pennsylvania Highlands are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 101 Community College Way, Johnstown, PA 15904-2949
Phone: 814-262-6400
Website: www.pennhighlands.edu

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Can I Afford Pennsylvania Highlands?

$7,080 In-State Tuition
50% Take Out Loans
0.2% Loan Default Rate
In a recent term, part-time Pennsylvania Highlands students paid $236 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $360 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $7,080 $10,800
Fees $2,280 $2,280
Books and Supplies $2,000 $2,000

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Pennsylvania Highlands, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,614 a year. That adds up to $22,456 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pennsylvania Highlands is 0.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

662 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 2,456 undergraduate students at Pennsylvania Highlands, with 662 being full-time and 1,794 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 662 full-time undergraduates at Pennsylvania Highlands, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 7
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 580
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 46

Online Learning at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

345 Took All Classes Online
851 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 851 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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This school is the 11th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 13 1 14
Lineworker 0 12 0 12
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 12 0 0 12
Radiologic Technology 0 10 0 10
Histologic Technician 0 8 0 8
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 7 0 0 7
Medical/Clinical Assistant 0 2 0 2
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 0 2 0 2
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 0 1 0 1
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 0 0 0 0
Culinary Arts/Chef Training 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 48 1 68

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College awarded 148 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 7 0 2 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 10 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 8 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 0 12 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 1 14 0
Mental & Social Health Services 12 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 2 0
Total 38 2 108 0

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*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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