Harrisburg Area Community College

www.hacc.edu/

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2021 Undergraduate Tuition

$5,520

2.07% growth from 2020

2021 Average Net Price

$12,147

After Financial Aid

2019 Student Loan

3.64%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

14,023

26.3% Full-Time

2021 Graduation Rate

15.5%

209 Graduates

About

Harrisburg Area Community College is a higher education institution located in Dauphin County, PA. In 2021, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Harrisburg Area Community College were Registered Nursing (395 degrees awarded), General Studies (268 degrees), and General Business Administration & Management (182 degrees).

In 2021, 2,164 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Harrisburg Area Community College. 63.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 36.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (1,571 degrees), 7.63 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (206 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Harrisburg Area Community College is $5,520, which is $−2,448 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional Associates Colleges

Costs

In 2021, the median undergraduate tuition at Harrisburg Area Community College is $5,520, which is $−2,448 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $12,147.

In 2021, 93% of undergraduate students attending Harrisburg Area Community College received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 35% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$5,520

2021 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Harrisburg Area Community College was $5,520. The cost of tuition at Harrisburg Area Community College is $−2,448 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,968).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Harrisburg Area Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$12,147

2021 Value

1.36%

1 Year Growth

In 2021 Harrisburg Area Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $12,147. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Harrisburg Area Community College grew by 1.36%.

This chart compares the average net price of Harrisburg Area Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$8,510

Room and Board

$2,064

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Harrisburg Area Community College was of $8,510 in 2021. The cost of room and board increased by 5.43% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $2,064. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Harrisburg Area Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

93%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

35%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

93% of undergraduate students at Harrisburg Area Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 63.2% with respect to 2020, when 57% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Harrisburg Area Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

3.64%

2019 Default Rate

202

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Harrisburg Area Community College was 3.64%, which represents 202 out of the 5553 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Harrisburg Area Community College had a total enrollment of 14,023 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Harrisburg Area Community College is 3,683 students and the part-time enrollment is 10,340. This means that 26.3% of students enrolled at Harrisburg Area Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Harrisburg Area Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 64.6% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.79% Black or African American, 4.5% Asian, 3.8% Two or More Races, 0.271% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0998% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Harrisburg Area Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (38.6%), followed by White Male (23.4%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.15%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

26.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Harrisburg Area Community College in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 14,023 students. The full-time enrollment at Harrisburg Area Community College is 3,683 and the part-time enrollment is 10,340. This means that 26.3% of students enrolled at Harrisburg Area Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Harrisburg Area Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

56%

2021 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Harrisburg Area Community College was 56%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Harrisburg Area Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Harrisburg Area Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
9,058 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
1,730 enrolled students
Black or African American
1,373 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Harrisburg Area Community College is 64.6% White, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.79% Black or African American, 4.5% Asian, 3.8% Two or More Races, 0.271% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.0998% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44.1% White, 26.8% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 419 students (2.99%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 584 more women than men received degrees from Harrisburg Area Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Harrisburg Area Community College is white (1,571 degrees awarded). There were 7.63 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (206 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Harrisburg Area Community College is Registered Nursing (395 degrees awarded), followed by General Studies (268 degrees) and General Business Administration & Management (182 degrees).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Harrisburg Area Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Construction (31 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (68 degrees), and Legal (46 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Harrisburg Area Community College are Registered nurses (1,334,152 people), Medical & health services managers (147,082 people), Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (131,850 people), Pharmacists (131,220 people), and Physicians (107,616 people).

The most specialized majors at Harrisburg Area Community College in 2021 are Construction (31 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (68 degrees), Legal (46 degrees), Health (702 degrees), and Precision Production (34 degrees) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Harrisburg Area Community College are Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Surgeons, Physicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Physician assistants

The most specialized majors at Harrisburg Area Community College are Construction (31 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (68 degrees), Legal (46 degrees), Health (702 degrees), and Precision Production (34 degrees) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Harrisburg Area Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,451,210 people), Elementary & secondary schools (222,128 people), Outpatient care centers (217,347 people), Offices of physicians (193,546 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (137,137 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Harrisburg Area Community College.

Most Common (2021)

Registered Nursing
395 degree-majors awarded
General Studies
268 degree-majors awarded
General Business Administration & Management
182 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common associates degree concentration at Harrisburg Area Community College was Registered Nursing with 395 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from associates degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

790

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

1,374

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 790 degrees were awarded to men at Harrisburg Area Community College, which is 0.575 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,374).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Harrisburg Area Community College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 111 degrees were awarded to men at Harrisburg Area Community College in General Studies, which is 0.698 times less than the 159 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 346 degrees were awarded to men at Harrisburg Area Community College in Registered Nursing, which is 7.06 times more than the 49 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

100% Completion Time

16%

150% Completion Time

In 2021, 5% of students graduating from Harrisburg Area Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 16% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 21% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Harrisburg Area Community College is Female and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 2.87% of graduates (6 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
1,571 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
206 degrees awarded
Black or African American
149 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Harrisburg Area Community College is white (1,571 degrees awarded). There were 7.63 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (206 degrees).

1.89% of degree recipients (41 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
1,016 degrees awarded
White Male
555 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
127 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Harrisburg Area Community College is white female (1,016 degrees awarded). There were 1.83 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (555 degrees).

Operations

Harrisburg Area Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $43M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of −NaNM (−3.84%) compared to the 1.65% average return (87.6k on 5.29M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2021, Harrisburg Area Community College had a total salary expenditure of 144M. Harrisburg Area Community College employs 116 Professors, 83 Associate professors and 50 Assistant professors. Most academics at Harrisburg Area Community College are Female Professor (72), Female Associate professor (55), and Male Professor (44).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Harrisburg Area Community College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 127 employees, Business and Financial Operations, with 84 employees, and Management with 64 employees.

Endowment

$43M

2021 Endowment

9.26%

growth from 2020

Harrisburg Area Community College has an endowment valued at about $43M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Harrisburg Area Community College grew 9.26% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $37.7M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Harrisburg Area Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$61.5M

2021 Salaries

13.3%

decline from 2020

In 2021, Harrisburg Area Community College paid a median of $61.5M in salaries, which represents 42.7% of their overall expenditure ($144M) and a 13.3% decline from the previous year.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.4M (41.6% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$18.4M

Instructional Salaries

275

Number of Employees

In 2021, Harrisburg Area Community College paid a total of $18.4M to 275 employees working as instructors, which represents 30% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (31.2%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

116 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

127 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Harrisburg Area Community College were Professor with 116 employees, Associate professor with 83 employees, and Assistant professor with 50 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Harrisburg Area Community College were Office and Administrative Support with 127 employees, Business and Financial Operations with 84 employees, and Management with 64 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Female Professor
Female Associate professor
Male Professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Harrisburg Area Community College was Female Professor with 72 employees, Female Associate professor with 55 employees, and Male Professor with 44 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Harrisburg Area Community College.