Early Childhood Education at Harrisburg Area Community College

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Harrisburg Area Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HACC is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and approximately 15,376 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Early Childhood Education section at the bottom of this page.

HACC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Child development

HACC Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at HACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Harrisburg Area Community College.

HACC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

96% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 4% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at HACC are white. Around 68% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harrisburg Area Community College with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Secondary Education

Careers That Child development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Harrisburg Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Preschool Teachers	13,480	$29,250
Kindergarten Teachers	3,350	$62,510

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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