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Harrisburg Area Community College is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

327 Undergraduate Degrees

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Harrisburg Area Community College Rankings

We have ranked HACC as #281 out of 1,477 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list.

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.

HACC has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#90 Best Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

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

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Most Popular Online Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#30 Best Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Most Popular Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#44 Most Popular Business & Commerce Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#65 Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#77 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Other Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#2 Best Other Hospitality Administration/Management Associate Degree Schools College Factual
#2 Best Value Colleges for Other Hospitality Administration/Management College Factual
#13 Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#34 Best Value Colleges for General Hospitality Administration/Management College Factual
#41 Best Value Colleges for Hospitality Management College Factual

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

How Do I Get Into HACC?

You can apply to HACC online at: https://start.hacc.edu/RecruitNewWFE/

As long as you submit the requested materials to Harrisburg Area Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Harrisburg Area Community College?

49% Take Out Loans
12.2% 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 HACC, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $4,822 a year. That adds up to $19,288 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at HACC is 12.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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

3,835 Took All Classes Online
7,759 Took At Least One Class Online
10.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,759 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 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of HACC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Harrisburg Area Community College was 10.1%. This is the #1,230 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at HACC regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at HACC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at HACC.

Major Growth Rate Rank
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations #19
General Sales & Marketing #40
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping #220
General Business/Commerce #269
General Business/Commerce #269
Accounting #480

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%.

Harrisburg Area Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 182 0 182
General Business/Commerce 100 0 100
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 2 12 14
General Hospitality Administration/Management 10 0 10
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 7 1 8
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 8 0 8
Other Hospitality Administration/Management 4 1 5
Auctioneering 0 0 0
TOTAL 313 14 327

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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