Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Public
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other at Harrisburg Area Community College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 109 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~109
- Schools with reported signal
- 70
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 20.7%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,471/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $57,884
- Median debt
- $17,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $42,007/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 70 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,224 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($14,744 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 37% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA · 0.1% reported share · $6,490 net A+ 
Delaware County Community College Media, PA · 0.7% reported share · $6,576 net A+ University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI · 0.8% reported share · $9,492 net A 
Trinity Washington University Washington, DC · 0.3% reported share · $9,302 net A 
Fairmont State University Fairmont, WV · 0.9% reported share · $9,032 net A 
Le Moyne-Owen College Memphis, TN · 2.5% reported share · $7,099 net A Harford Community College Bel Air, MD · 1.4% reported share · $9,234 net A 
Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, IL · 0.1% reported share · $18,425 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Harrisburg Area Community College, which is bigger than 60% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 109 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Harrisburg Area Community College's average net price is $14,471 per year, about $57,884 over four years. That is $8,224 below the $22,695 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $42,007 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $14,744 below the $56,751 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Harrisburg Area Community College #26 of 70 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.