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HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College
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.

History

HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, became the first community college in Pennsylvania on Feb. 14, 1964. HACC is the largest community college in Pennsylvania and serves students at its Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York campuses. The HACC faculty voted to form a union in April of 2022.

Campuses

HACC's Gettysburg Campus

HACC's Gettysburg Campus is located at 731 Old Harrisburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325.

HACC's Harrisburg Campus

HACC's Harrisburg Campus is located at One HACC Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110 (down the road from the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center). The campus includes the Bruce E. Cooper Student Center, the Rose Lehrman Arts Center, and Midtown Trade and Technology Center ("Midtown Campus").

HACC's Lancaster Campus

HACC's Lancaster Campus is located at 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602.

HACC's Lebanon Campus

HACC's Lebanon Campus is located at 735 Cumberland Street, Lebanon PA 17042.

HACC's York Campus

HACC's York Campus is located at 2010 Pennsylvania Ave York, PA 17404.

Activities

HACC students compete within the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (EPCC) in Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The intercollegiate sports are offered at HACC's Harrisburg Campus and are open to all HACC students.

There are multiple student organizations and clubs at each of campus, including Student Government Associations (SGA), honors fraternities, major-related clubs and multicultural clubs.

Name

In 2005, Harrisburg Area Community College adopted the name HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College. While Harrisburg Area Community College remains the college's full legal name, the college registered the legal alias "HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College", in 2007 and began using that name almost exclusively.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ Franklin, George A. Jr. (August 2009). "Virtual Campus Drives Revenue and Retention". Business Officer. 43 (1). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO): 10. ISSN 0147-877X.
  2. ^ "Successful Alumni". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  3. ^ "HACC Faculty Vote for Union Representation". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
  4. ^ "HACC's Gettysburg Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  5. ^ "HACC's Harrisburg Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  6. ^ "HACC's Lancaster Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  7. ^ "HACC's Lebanon Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  8. ^ "HACC's York Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  9. ^ About Us-Public Relations

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