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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Johnstown, PA · Rural · 788 students
4
Year
Public
Rural
Small (<3k)
Accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education
About

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in Johnstown is highly regarded for providing an affordable, accessible pathway to career success, featuring particularly strong programs in healthcare, business administration, and criminal justice. The student experience is defined by a supportive, tight-knit commuter campus culture that offers small class sizes, personalized faculty mentorship, and active student organizations. Setting the college apart are its robust statewide transfer agreements, which allow students to seamlessly transition their credits to prestigious four-year Pennsylvania universities, and its incredibly flexible hybrid and evening scheduling options designed to accommodate working students.


Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a public community college in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Satellite sites are provided in Altoona, Ebensburg, Somerset, and Huntingdon.

Location
Johnstown, PA, 15904-2949 · Rural campus
Nearest airport from college
PIT · Pittsburgh
75 mi away
Cost
In-state COA
$12,306
Out-of-state COA
$18,546
Avg net price
$6,200
In-state tuition
$7,110
Out-of-state tuition
$13,350
Books & supplies
$2,000/yr
Average net price by family income
$0–30k
$2,945
$30–48k
$5,079
$48–75k
$6,693
$75–110k
$9,715
$110k+
$12,042
Admissions

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Essay Requirements

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Outcomes
Graduation rate
39%
8-year outcomes
Graduated
41%
Transferred
28%
Still enrolled
1%
Dropped out / unknown
30%
Median earnings (6yr)
$32,465
Median earnings (10yr)
$38,752
Median debt
$11,000
Monthly loan payment
$117
Debt range (25th–75th)
$2,750$8,979
Debt (90th percentile)
$13,362
Student Body
Men 39%Women 61%
16
:
1
Student : Faculty ratio
Students   Faculty
Pell grant recipients
18%
First-generation
47%
Median family income
$30,293
Independent students
34%
Avg age at entry
23.0
Part-time students
43%
Race & ethnicity
White
74%
Hispanic
4%
Black
8%
Asian
1%
Two or more
4%
Unknown
9%
Institutional
Endowment
$391,760
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time
Full-time faculty
38%
Avg faculty salary
$5,848/mo
Instructional spend/student
$4,216
Federal loan rate
13%

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