Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Harrisburg Area Community College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,113 male and 8,463 female students attending HACC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.49 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
Total12,5763,3389,238
Men4,1131,2752,838
Women8,4632,0636,400

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,086 White students (64.30%) and 1,564 Hispanic students (12.44%) 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 Native321022
Asian623234389
Black or African American1,226373853
Hispanic1,5644661,098
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1064
White8,0862,6485,438
Two or More Races479141338
Race/Ethnicity Unknown316124192
Total 12,5764,1138,463

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 8,403 students whose age under twenty five and 2,684 students whose age is over thirty years old at Harrisburg Area Community College.
Especially, 2,280 students are younger than eighteen and 28 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
Total12,576 4,1138,463
Under 182,280 8111,469
18-192,614 9701,644
20-211,939 7021,237
22-241,570 5381,032
25-291,489 4161,073
30-341,032 265767
35-39667 152515
40-49686 162524
50-64271 82189
65 and over28 1513
Total 12,576 4,1138,463

Online Student Population

At Harrisburg Area Community College, 6,975 students (55.46% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,545 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, 3,487 students live in Pennsylvania where Harrisburg Area Community College is located in and 54 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total12,576
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,545
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,430
Not Enrolled in Online Classes5,601
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,545
Pennsylvania Residents3,487
Other State in U.S.54
Outside of U.S.4
Unknown0