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Harrisburg Area Community College is an accessible, affordable, high quality, comprehensive community college. The multi-campus college serves as a premier educational and workforce development institution. The presence of quality instruction and cutting edge technology, business and industry collaboration, and a learning-centered environment provides students the necessary knowledge, skills and values to compete and excel in a global community.
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| County |
Dauphin County, PA |
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| Title IV Eligible |
Yes |
Yes |
| Carnegie Classification |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control |
Public |
Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate |
3,980 students |
999 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate |
5,525 students |
1,410 students |
| Total Enrollment |
9,505 students |
2,175 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid |
51% |
78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants |
26% |
47% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received |
$2,744 |
$2,810 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants |
12% |
28% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received |
$951 |
$1,211 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants |
8% |
11% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received |
$903 |
$1,117 |
| % Students Receiving Loans |
34% |
37% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received |
$3,192 |
$3,048 |
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- Established February 14, 1964, as the first community college in Pennsylvania, HACC welcomed its first class of 426 students on September 21 of the same year. HACC has become one of the largest undergraduate colleges in Pennsylvania, with nearly 11,000 students enrolling in credit programs and courses each semester.
- A multi-campus college, Harrisburg Area Community College offers programs and courses at four campuses and one Center: the $64 million, 215-acre Harrisburg Campus in Harrisburg, the Lancaster Campus, the Lebanon Campus , Gettysburg Campus, and the York Center. Courses are also offered at additional locations throughout southcentral Pennsylvania includeing online. The Harrisburg, Gettysburg, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York locations are linked through compressed video classrooms which allow students on all four campuses to participate in the same class.
- The college offers Career programs, Certificate programs, Diploma programs and Transfer Programs. The College awards Associate in Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), and Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees, Certificates of Proficiency, and Diplomas. Most programs are offered at the Harrisburg Campus, and many are available at the campuses in Lancaster, Lebanon and Gettysburg.
- The College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The Pennsylvania Department of Education has authorized the College to award the Associate's degree, with specific programs receiving national accreditation.
- Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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