Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Public
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations at Harrisburg Area Community College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.2% reported program-share signal, $14,471 school-wide net price, and $42,007 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 18 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.2% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.2%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~18
- Schools with reported signal
- 179
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.2%), school-wide average net price ($14,471), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($42,007), and peer averages from 179 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 179 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($280 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,295 below). Together, those evidence points place Harrisburg Area Community College in the top 77% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.3% reported share · $536 net A+ Trident Technical College Charleston, SC · 0.0% reported share · $1,406 net A+ 
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY · 10.7% reported share · $3,033 net A+ 
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 6.2% reported share · $1,527 net A+ Santiago Canyon College Orange, CA · 0.4% reported share · $2,129 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.0% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 1.0% reported share · $2,779 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations accounts for 0.2% of reported programs at Harrisburg Area Community College, which is bigger than 25% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 18 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 $280 above the $14,191 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 $8,295 below the $50,302 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 #137 of 179 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.