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Hagerstown Community College

Hagerstown, Maryland Public 2-year Midsize suburb

Overview

Hagerstown Community College is a public two-year institution based in Hagerstown, Maryland. Its campus is in a midsize suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,085 students.

Hagerstown Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business/Commerce, and Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor. It awarded 749 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
5,085
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
749
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 45

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 11
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Transportation and Materials Moving 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Education 4
Engineering Technologies 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Engineering 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Science Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
54%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
625
Certificates under 1 year
96
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
28

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
5,085
Undergraduates, fall 2024
5,085
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,533
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. James Klauber
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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