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Community College of Allegheny County is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city atmosphere of Pittsburgh makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

301 Undergraduate Degrees

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Community College of Allegheny County Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at CCAC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#31 Most Popular Accounting Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#79 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards CCAC has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#4 Best Value Colleges for Other Hospitality Administration/Management College Factual
#137 Best Value Colleges for General Business Administration and Management College Factual
#139 Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management College Factual
#161 Best Value Colleges for Accounting College Factual
#177 Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing College Factual

Where Is Community College of Allegheny County?

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Contact details for CCAC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 800 Allegheny Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15233-1895
Phone: 412-323-2323
Website: https://www.ccac.edu

How Do I Get Into CCAC?

You can apply to CCAC online at: https://www.ccac.edu/admissions/apply.php

Community College of Allegheny County has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Community College of Allegheny County?

18% Take Out Loans
11.1% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At CCAC, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,952 a year. That adds up to $19,808 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCAC is 11.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Community College of Allegheny County Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,317 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 13,217 undergraduate students at CCAC, with 4,317 being full-time and 8,900 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,317 full-time undergraduates at CCAC, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Community College of Allegheny County students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 183
Black or African American 610
Hispanic or Latino 195
White 2,684
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 645

Over 52 countries are represented at CCAC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at Community College of Allegheny County

2,818 Took All Classes Online
6,299 Took At Least One Class Online
5.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 6,299 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Online Growth Rankings of CCAC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Community College of Allegheny County was 5.6%. This is the #1,360 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at CCAC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Community College of Allegheny County Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 176 12 188
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 0 49 8 57
Operations Management 17 0 0 17
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 3 9 0 12
Entrepreneurship 11 0 0 11
Management Science 5 3 0 8
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 2 1 3
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 0 3 0 3
E-Commerce 1 0 0 1
Tourism and Travel Services Management 0 1 0 1
Restaurant/Food Services Management 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 37 243 21 301

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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