Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster

1641 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602

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 37%.
Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster is one of 4 community colleges within Lancaster County, PA.
The nearest community college to Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster is Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (1.1 miles away).

Top Placements

Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster places among the top 20% of community colleges in Pennsylvania for:

	Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster	(PA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Associates--Public Urban-serving Multica	Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges
Institution Level	At least 2 years but < 4 years	At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control	Public	Private, non-profit

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 0.57. The school's diversity has declined by 100% over five years.

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	72%	94%

Median Debt for Graduates	-	-
Median Debt for Dropouts	-	-

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

The nearest community college to Harrisburg Area Community College-Lancaster is Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology (1.1 miles away).

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Did You Know?

For Pennsylvania public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $10,533 per year for in-state students and $14,058 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $16,683 per year. Read more about average community college tuition costs across the country.

The average community college acceptance rate in Pennsylvania is 77%. Read more about national community college acceptance rates.

Pennsylvania community colleges have a diversity score of 0.57, which is lower than the national average of 0.65. The most diverse community college in Pennsylvania is Community College of Philadelphia. Read more about community college diversity statistics in the USA.