The student population at Harrisburg Area Community College is 12,576 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 8,204 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 2.06 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.

3,545 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 65.89% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,513 where 12,576 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 2.06 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in HACC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Harrisburg Area Community College since 2013.

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,7807,74513,035
2014-1520,230
-550
7,560
-185
12,670
-365
2015-1619,121
-1,109
6,985
-575
12,136
-534
2016-1718,837
-284
6,766
-219
12,071
-65
2017-1818,681
-156
6,768
2
11,913
-158
2018-1918,081
-600
6,439
-329
11,642
-271
2019-2017,422
-659
6,090
-349
11,332
-310
2020-2115,376
-2,046
5,082
-1,008
10,294
-1,038
2021-2214,023
-1,353
4,600
-482
9,423
-871
2022-2312,576
-1,447
4,113
-487
8,463
-960
Average17,5136,21511,298
Harrisburg Area Community College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 64.30%. The percentage was 68.67% 10 years ago and HACC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.95% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.75% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Harrisburg Area Community College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14795932,2891,9043614,270412
2014-15676222,1542,0114313,937528
2015-16626172,0821,9333513,180535
2016-17446501,9901,9552512,824587
2017-18476421,8942,1502112,588590
2018-19446671,7442,1751612,124625
2019-20507351,7012,1881911,393624
2020-21336891,4251,8131610,131605
2021-22386311,3731,730149,058533
2022-23326231,2261,564108,086479
Average506471,7881,9422411,759552
Harrisburg Area Community College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,545 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 28% of total students. The number of online students has increased 65.89% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Harrisburg Area Community College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,2302,1373,94614,147
2015-1619,1212,2633,85912,999
2016-1718,8372,6173,75912,461
2017-1818,6812,8323,73612,113
2018-1918,0813,0403,79511,246
2019-2017,4223,4663,90810,048
2020-2115,3763,8353,9247,617
2021-2214,0233,6673,6386,718
2022-2312,5763,5453,4305,601
Average17,1503,0453,77710,328

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