Mission
In partnership with students, educators, businesses and our diverse communities, Harrisburg Area Community College fosters excellence in the educational, cultural, workforce development and economic growth of the College's service areas.
Vision
Harrisburg Area Community College is an accessible, affordable, high quality, comprehensive community college. The multi-campus college serves as a premier educational and workforce development institution. The presence of quality instruction and cutting edge technology, business and industry collaboration, and a learner-centered environment provides students the necessary knowledge skills and values to compete and excel in a global community.
HACC is nationally recognized as evidenced by:
* Students excelling in achieving their learning goals
* Increased enrollment and retention of disadvantaged students
* Optimum use of current technology in instruction and services
* A climate of personal attention, respect, and inclusion
* High quality faculty and staff
* Collaboration among, staff, faculty, students and the community
* Leadership identifying and responding to changing community needs
* Being a regional resource for cultural and artistic expression
Formerly known as Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College is a community college in the United States serving the greater Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metropolitan area. HACC is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. In 2005, Harrisburg Area Community College adopted the slogan: Central Pennsylvania's Community College. On January 30, 2008, the name of the college officially changed to HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College.
HACC’s combined credit and noncredit programs serve approximately 60,000 persons annually as an increasing number of people turn to the College for personal and professional growth opportunities. The College’s more than 30,000 alumni, many of whom support the College with both their time and gifts, have achieved distinction in almost every field, including business, medicine, law, the arts, education, human and public service, the military, and the technologies.
HACC, established in 1964, was the first community college in Pennsylvania. It currently consists of four major campuses throughout south-central Pennsylvania, as well as several off-site centers, and a virtual campus, that provides online distance education courses. The college maintains its 212 acre (857,934 m²) central campus in Harrisburg and others in Gettysburg, Lancaster, and Lebanon. In the Fall of 2007 the York Center has become the fifth major campus. These facilities enroll over 18,000 degree students within a ten-county region.
HACC is currently creating a Midtown campus, located in the Midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg, along with the Penn Center in Uptown Harrisburg. The Midtown campus is the former Evangelical Press building, which is being renovated to become the urban campus. The 125,000-square-foot project is to become the center for HACC's building and trade programs and is expected to bring more than 2,500 students to Midtown each day, beginning in Fall 2007. The leasing of the new building has also helped spur new commercial and residential construction throughout the Midtown area. The Community Center of Technology and the Arts will continue to exist on 4th Street, with a walkway connecting to the Midtown campus. Midtown, according to President Baehre, will for the time being, be a division of the Harrisburg campus of HACC, which is considered the main campus, located in uptown Harrisburg.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-District | In-State | Out-of-State |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 2,850 | $ 5,340 | $ 7,830 |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,340 | $ 4,680 | $ 7,020 |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 510 | $ 660 | $ 810 |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,704 | 25% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 902 | 15% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,134 | 8% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,131 | 32% | |
Any Aid: |
50% |
