by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Harrisburg Area Community College was awarded 196 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is medical illustration and informatics.
HACC landed the #1,437 spot in College Factual's 2023 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,241 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
Out of the 117 colleges in Pennsylvania, HACC is ranked at #88.
See all of the rankings for Harrisburg Area Community College.
If you are worried about getting into Harrisburg Area Community College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
Learn more about Harrisburg Area Community College admissions.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Harrisburg Area Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Harrisburg Area Community College is 15%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Harrisburg Area Community College this rate is 55%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Harrisburg Area Community College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 15,376 undergraduates at HACC with 4,172 being full-time and 11,204 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,741 | $10,425 | $12,773 | $15,306 | $15,718 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of HACC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At HACC, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $4,822 a year. That adds up to $19,288 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at HACC is 12.2%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for HACC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Hacc Dr., Harrisburg, PA 17110-2999 |
| Phone: | 717-780-2300 |
| Website: | www.hacc.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 7,759 students took at least one online class at Harrisburg Area Community College. This is an increase from the 7,374 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 7,759 | 3,835 |
| 2018-2019 | 7,374 | 3,466 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,835 | 3,040 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,568 | 2,832 |
| 2015-2016 | 6,376 | 2,617 |
Learn more about online learning at Harrisburg Area Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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