Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares HACC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania.
HACC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 5,072 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania average (6,751 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Harrisburg Area Community College12,58512,585
Similarly Ranked Schools5,0725,072
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Pennsylvania6,7516,751
The below chart compares the student population between Harrisburg Area Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,269 male and 8,316 female students attending HACC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.51 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at HACC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at HACC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total12,5853,1649,421
Men4,2691,2383,031
Women8,3161,9266,390

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,576 White students (60.20%) and 1,730 Hispanic students (13.75%) at Harrisburg Area Community College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Harrisburg Area Community College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Harrisburg Area Community College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native361224
Asian724278446
Black or African American1,309443866
Hispanic1,7305141,216
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander11110
White7,5762,5844,992
Two or More Races526157369
Race/Ethnicity Unknown403165238
Total 12,5854,2698,316

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,718 students whose age under twenty five and 2,429 students whose age is over thirty years old at Harrisburg Area Community College.
Especially, 2,486 students are younger than eighteen and 46 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Harrisburg Area Community College.
Population by Student Age at Harrisburg Area Community College
TotalMenWomen
Total12,585 4,2698,316
Under 182,486 8741,612
18-192,673 1,0011,672
20-211,929 6971,232
22-241,630 5711,059
25-291,438 440998
30-34960 293667
35-39595 155440
40-49620 161459
50-64208 58150
65 and over46 1927
Total 12,585 4,2698,316

Online Student Population

At Harrisburg Area Community College, 9,145 students (72.67% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,765 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 5,709 students live in Pennsylvania where Harrisburg Area Community College is located in and 55 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total12,585
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,765
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,380
Not Enrolled in Online Classes3,440
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,765
Pennsylvania Residents5,709
Other State in U.S.55
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown0