unitid 212878 · Harrisburg, PA · public 2-year · city (small)
Harrisburg Area Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 18,971
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
9,533
91st pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
33%
undergrads on Pell grants
61st pctl among public 2-years
completion
21%
finish within 150% time
7th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$18,369
80th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$14,471
after aid, aided students
94th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,007
after entry, Title IV students
73rd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$17,500
97th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $11,685 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k34%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k17%
- 110k+13%
- Median family income
- $30,040
- First-generation students
- 49%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,975
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.4× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 462 | $79,012 | $28,250 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 179 | $39,566 | $16,643 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 175 | $54,313 | $16,700 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 96 | $54,182 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 76 | $31,180 | $16,838 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 68 | $41,881 | $19,976 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 53 | $45,136 | $15,750 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 48 | — | $20,500 |
| Psychology, General. | 48 | $38,225 | $17,250 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 41 | $60,922 | $24,150 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other. | 39 | — | $18,375 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 37 | $40,791 | $23,500 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.