Harrisburg Area Community College

College in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Harrisburg Area Community College

Former names

| Harrisburg Area Community College
Motto| Latin: Scientia Restituo Verum

Motto in English

| Knowledge Restores Truth
Type| Public community college
Established| 1964
Endowment| US$30.2 million
President| John J. "Ski" Sygielski

Administrative staff

| 889 full-time, 1,493 part-time
Undergraduates| 19,000
Location|

Harrisburg

Pennsylvania

United States

Mascot| Hawks
Website| www.hacc.edu

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.[1] The college has more than 100,000 alumni.[2]

## History

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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 2022.[3]

## Campuses

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### HACC's Gettysburg Campus

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HACC's Gettysburg Campus is located at 731 Old Harrisburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325.[4]

### HACC's Harrisburg Campus

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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").[5]

### HACC's Lancaster Campus

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HACC's Lancaster Campus is located at 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602.[6]

### HACC's Lebanon Campus

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HACC's Lebanon Campus is located at 735 Cumberland Street, Lebanon PA 17042.[7]

### HACC's York Campus

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HACC's York Campus is located at 2010 Pennsylvania Ave York, PA 17404.[8]

## Activities

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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

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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.[9]

## Notable alumni

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* Timothy DeFoor, Auditor General of Pennsylvania
* Daniel C. Miller, Harrisburg City Controller
* Joy Ufema, first Thanatology Nurse in U.S.
* Wanda Williams, 39th Mayor of Harrisburg

## References

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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 April 9, 2018.
3. ^ "HACC Faculty Vote for Union Representation". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
4. ^ "HACC's Gettysburg Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
5. ^ "HACC's Harrisburg Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
6. ^ "HACC's Lancaster Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
7. ^ "HACC's Lebanon Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
8. ^ "HACC's York Campus". www.hacc.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
9. ^ About Us-Public Relations

## External links

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* Official website

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Education in Adams County, Pennsylvania

School districts

Bermudian Springs|

* Bermudian Springs High School

Conewago Valley|

* New Oxford High School

Fairfield Area|

* Fairfield Area High School

Gettysburg Area|

* Adams County Tech Prep
* Gettysburg Area High School

Littlestown Area|

* Littlestown Senior High School

Upper Adams|

* Biglerville High School

Other schools

Private schools|

* Adams County Christian Academy
* Forest Lane Mennonite School
* Freedom Christian School
* Independent Baptist Day School
* Littlestown Christian Academy
* Oxford Christian Academy
* Paradise School

Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg|

* Annunciation BVM School
* Delone Catholic High School
* Immaculate Conception BVM School
* Sacred Heart School
* St Francis Xavier School
* St Joseph Academy Preschool

Tertiary

Colleges|

* Gettysburg College
* Harrisburg Area Community College Gettysburg Campus

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