Harrisburg Area Community College
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As Pennsylvania’s first and largest community college, Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) is best known for delivering affordable, high-quality education with a strong emphasis on career readiness and academic transferability. The institution boasts highly regarded programs in nursing and allied health, public safety, and business, alongside seamless "dual admission" transfer agreements with top-tier four-year universities like Penn State. On the bustling Harrisburg campus, student life is defined by a supportive, commuter-friendly atmosphere featuring over 30 student organizations, diverse cultural events at the Rose Lehrman Art Center, and flexible hybrid scheduling designed to accommodate working students.
Wikipedia:HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, (HACC) is a public community college in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. HACC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. HACC serves 17,000 degree-seeking students, as well as more than 8,300 remedial and workforce development students. The college has more than 100,000 alumni.
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