Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster

1641 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
Top Ranked (2024): View Rankings
  • HACC's Lancaster Campus offers a variety of concurrent enrollment programs for qualified high school students. Concurrent enrollment high school programs offer courses that award both college credit and high school credit, so taking a college course may count towards high school graduation. Students may choose to take courses on a HACC campus through the HACCVantage. Or they may take HACC courses at their high school, if available, through the College in the High School program.

School Highlights

Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster serves 4,952 students
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 39%.

Quick Stats (2024)

  • Enrollment: 4,952 students
  • Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Top Rankings

Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Pennsylvania for:

School Overview

Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster
(PA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification
Associates--Public Urban-serving Multica
Associates Colleges
Institution Level
At least 2 years but < 4 years
At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control
Public
Private not-for-profit
Total Faculty
n/a
58 staff

Student Body

The student population of Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster diversity score of 0.00 is less than the state average of 0.59. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.
Total Enrollment
4,952 students
448 students
This chart display the total enrollment of Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster and community college average number of enrollment of PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
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11:1
# Full-Time Students
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282 students
# Part-Time Students
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166 students
# Enrollment Undergraduate
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312 students
# Full-Time Undergraduate Students
1,714 students
297 students
This chart display the total number of Full-time undergraduate students enrollment of Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster and average number of community college Full-time undergraduate  students enrollment of PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
# Full-Time Graduate Students
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18 students
# Part-Time Undergraduate Students
3,238 students
243 students
# Part-Time Graduate Students
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21 students
Total Dormitory Capacity
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330 students
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
n/a
9%
% Black
n/a
12%
% White
n/a
61%
% Two or more races
n/a
2%
% Non Resident races
n/a
1%
% Unknown races
100%
11%
Diversity Score
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0.59
This chart display the diversity score of Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster and the community college average diversity score of PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in less than 4 years)
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59%
College Completion Rate (Students who graduate in 4 years or more than 4 years)
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1.05%

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid
72%
92%
This chart display the percent of students who is receiving some financial aid in Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster and the percent of community college students who is receiving some financial aid in PA by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.
Median Debt for Graduates
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$13,000
Median Debt for Dropouts
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$6,111
Acceptance Rate
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85%
SAT Reading
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450
SAT Math
n/a
465
SAT Writing
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435
ACT Composite
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20
ACT English
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18
ACT Math
n/a
20
ACT Writing
n/a
7
Source: 2021 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

Frequently Asked Questions

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What is Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster's ranking?
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Quick Stats (2024)

  • Enrollment: 4,952 students
  • Source: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)

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