Some highlights of this report include...
Thanks to a HACC Foundation grant, the College purchased a “new-to-us” ambulance for students in all Emergency Medical Services (EMS) programs to use. Approximately 1,000 students will use the equipment for their simulations throughout the year, and future students will benefit from this equipment.
Thanks to a generous HACC Foundation donation, newly-installed lactation pods are now available at all HACC campuses for student, employee and community use.
The College’s Welding Program expanded to provide training to area high school students at the Harrisburg and York campuses.
The HACC Foundation received $100,000 over two years from the High Foundation for the “Adding FLEXible Solutions for Teaching and Learning” project at the College’s Lancaster Campus.
For more information, please read “HACC Foundation Receives Two Generous Gifts.”
“I was very excited attending HACC for the first time, I felt like my life was on track. The weeks leading up to the fall semester, I was immensely happy. I thought back to when I was a teenager and how I didn't know anything about life. As I walked through the campus and learned where all the buildings were at, I slowly realized that there's so much left for me to prove, and before I knew it, everything was routine to me. I can no longer wait to be a HACC student - - I am a HACC student.” - Richard Perez, HACC Student/First-Generation College Student
Please read on for more insight into “Creating Our Future - Together” in this 2022-23 Annual Report.
HACC Alumnus Contributed Six-Figure Gift to Provide Full-Ride Scholarships
- An anonymous alumnus contributed a generous six-figure gift to fund full-ride scholarships for at least 10 HACC students.
- The life-changing HACC Academic and Workforce Development Full-Ride Scholarships will cover all HACC-related expenses - including tuition, books and fees - to allow students to focus on completing their degree, certificate or diploma.
Students Accessed Vital Equipment
- HACC’s technology loan program has helped over 500 students attend classes remotely.
- Without this assistance, students may not have been able to complete their studies.
- During this time period, HACC processed 246 new requests and 316 extension requests. These requests resulted in the distribution of 113 laptops, 31 desktop computers, 14 tablets, 59 hotspots and 29 items such as headphones and webcams.
HACC Hosted Popular Registration Rally
- In April 2023, HACC hosted a registration rally at all five campuses. The goal of the event was to encourage current HACC students to register for their summer and fall HACC courses early and not wait until the last minute.
- We were pleased to see that both priority registration and early registration participation increased compared to the previous year among students in credit programs.
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2022 |
2023 |
Priority registration participationThe College defines the priority registration period as the first two weeks of registration when only military/veteran and continuing students are able to register for courses for the upcoming semester. |
29% |
35.6% |
Early registration participationThe College defines the early registration period as the two weeks following priority registration, when new students as well as continuing students may register for courses for the upcoming semester. |
36.4% |
41% |
HACC students who attended the rally shared the following feedback:
- "I think the registration rally was great and I hope to see it again."
- "It was a great experience, my friends and I got to connect with different people."
Academic Advising Focused on Underserved Students
- During a dedicated “Advising Ed Plan Blitz” in October 2022, advisors worked to develop educational plans for students, paying special attention to students who identified as African American, Black, Hispanic or Latino.
- As a result, 91.45% of these students of color had an educational plan in place for at least the spring 2023 semester.
Between July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023, the HACC Foundation distributed
- $595,827.40 in scholarship funding to students
- $34,769.55 in emergency assistance funding to students
- $208,834.70 in tuition giveaway funding to students
Career Closet Offers Clothing and Confidence
- HACC’s Career Closet provides students free, gently used clothing for interviews, career fairs and other professional events.
- The objective of this program is to help relieve the stress of affording professional clothing and allows students to focus on forming positive first impressions.
- Students who utilize career development services are invited to visit the Career Closet the following semester to select professional attire.
Employees Gained Convenient, Professional Print Shop
- HACC established an in-house print shop in January 2023 to provide printing services for employees.
- The print shop processed more than 600 requests in its first six months of operations.
Health Insurance Costs Remain Stable
- In January 2022, HACC entered a three-year agreement with Capital Blue Cross for health insurance coverage.
- The College agreed to absorb a rate increase that was applied for plan year 2023 in full, resulting in no cost increase for employees for the fourth year in a row.
Focus on Employee Wellness
- HACC initiated a Suicide Prevention Program, which included a collegewide presentation about suicide awareness and prevention; collaboration with an independent agency to provide a grief relief session; and training new employees once a month during New Employee Orientation.
- HACC employees established a Parent Wellness Group to provide programming that enhances the overall well-being of parents in the College community. The goal is to promote a healthier, safer and more productive environment.
HACC Improved High School Partnerships
- HACC enhanced its systems, programs and pathways to provide even stronger support to our high school partners in the region.
- During the 2022-23 year, HACC’s high school partnerships team:
- Engaged with 135 career and technical education (CTE) stakeholders
- Developed 19 new articulation agreements
- Awarded 40 tuition giveaways to College in the High School students
- Coordinated nine monthly lunch and learn sessions
Lancaster Campus Stream Bank Project Demonstrates Investment in Sustainability
- HACC embarked on a project with East Lampeter Township and Sewer Authority to restore and improve the Lancaster Campus stream bank. The stream is a tributary of the Conestoga River, which eventually drains into the Chesapeake Bay.
- The restoration of the stream bank will increase water flow, improve the natural floodplain to prevent flooding and avoid the potential of 248,745 pounds of sediment runoff into the adjacent sewer line.
- Additionally, the project will allow for more native plant growth as well as a regenerated habitat for in-stream and adjacent wildlife.
Overhaul of Infrastructure to Reap $15 Million in Energy Savings
- Funding for the estimated $12.6 million project comes from a Pennsylvania sustainable energy program guaranteed savings agreement with Schneider Electric and is guaranteed to produce more than $13.5 million in energy savings over the next 15 years.
- HACC will also realize a minimum of $1.6 million in added savings through a solar power purchase agreement.
- The project will modernize HACC’s critical infrastructure with energy-efficient, sustainable technologies and optimize learning environments.
Our Students: By the Numbers
HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, in full accordance with the law does not discriminate in employment, student admissions and student services on the basis of race, color, religion, age, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability, place of birth, General Education Development Certification (GED), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected classification. HACC recognizes its responsibility to promote the principles of equal opportunity for employment, student admissions and student services taking active steps to recruit minorities and women. Inquiries should be directed to the chief inclusion and diversity officer at cido@hacc.edu.