Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster
Tel:
(717) 293-5000
- 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 44%.
Top Placements
Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster places among the top 20% of community colleges in Pennsylvania for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
| Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster | (PA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus | Baccalaureate / 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 |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 72% | 92% |
| Median Debt for Graduates | - | - |
| Median Debt for Dropouts | - | - |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster is Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (1.1 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 1,233 students | 1.10 Mi750 E King St
Lancaster, PA 17602
(717) 299-7731 1.101,233 - Pennsylvania College of Health SciencesPrivate not-for-profit1,800 students | 1.90 Mi850 Greenfield Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
(800) 622-5443 1.901,800 - 245 students | 2.10 Mi204 N Prince St
Lancaster, PA 17603
(800) 689-0379 2.10245 - YTI Career Institute-YorkPrivate for-profit1,327 students | 21.00 Mi1405 Williams Road
York, PA 17402
(717) 757-1100 21.001,327 - 1,269 students | 22.20 Mi735 Cumberland St
Lebanon, PA 17042
(717) 270-4222 22.201,269
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