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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Johnstown, PA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $13,080 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 2,270 and it offers 12 programs(4 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is $13,080 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
28% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $7,702 (exclude student loans).
Pennsylvania Highlands 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$13,080
Average Financial Amount$7,702

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College offers 12 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 345 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate10225
2 Years Certificate2121
Total123345

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 25 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 21 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 299 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕5-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)✕9-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕6-
Business [+] ✔ 3 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✔3-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Total25
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 21 completers-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✔21-
Total21
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (other)✕10-
Advertising✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕13-
Computer Science✕2-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕5-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕6-
Legal Studies [+] ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✔0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 127 completers-
General Studies✕127-
Psychology [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Psychology✕16-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Corrections✕7-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕13-
Human Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Social Work✕1-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Lineworker✕14-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ (1 completers) 31 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕3-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✔0-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕8-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕0-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕9-
Histologic Technician✕9-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕2-
Business [+] ✕ 54 completers-
Business/Commerce✕37-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕15-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕2-
Total299

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 2,270 students are attending at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. There are 26 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 68 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 104 (full-time) and 82 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is 37% and transfer-out rate is 15%. The retention rate is 55% at the school.
Pennsylvania Highlands 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population2,270
Graduation Rate37%
Number of Faculty94
Student to Faculty Ratio18 to 1

Student Population at Pennsylvania Highlands

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 2,345 students enrolled into Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. By gender, 830 male and 1,515 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3458301,515
Full-time643271372
Part-tme1,7025591,143
There are 2,018 White (86.06%), 91 Black/African American (3.88%), 42 Hispanic (1.79%), 20 Asian (0.85%), and 216 students with other races attending Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3458301,515
American Indian/Native American101
Asian20713
Black/African American912467
Hispanic421725
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White2,0187201,298
Two More431231
Un-Known1305080
Non-resident Alien000
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
348 students (14.84% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 523 students (22.30% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
Number of Students
Total2,345
Enrolled Online Exclusively348
Enrolled Some Online Courses523
Not in Online Courses1,474
By age range, at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, 312 students are aged 20 to 24 (13.30% of total students), 1,674 students are aged below 20 (71.39%), 21 students are aged above 50 (1.79%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,3458301,515
Under 181,278445833
Age 18-19396167229
Age 20-2119471123
Age 22-241185563
Age 25-291223389
Age 30-34972572
Age 35-39511437
Age 40-49681553
Age 50-6421516

Directory and Accreditation Information

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (7/1/2002 - Current[Estimated Date]).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.
101 Community College Way, Johnstown, PA
814-262-6400
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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