Harcum College

Overview

Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Harcum College is a private nonprofit two-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 908 students in fall 2024.

Harcum College offers certificates and associate degrees across 26 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Child Care Provider/Assistant, Registered Nursing, and Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant. It awarded 276 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 50% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 6 to 1.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 26

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

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

50%

First-year retention, part-time students

30%

Student-to-faculty ratio

6:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees

273

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

908

Undergraduates, fall 2024

908

Full-time, fall 2024

63%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

1,140

Full-time, 2024-25

56%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

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

Women

81%

Men

19%

White

27%

Hispanic or Latino

15%

Black or African American

42%

Asian

2%

Two or more races

3%

International (U.S. nonresident)

9%

Race or ethnicity unknown

1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online

2

Online undergraduate programs

Yes

Students studying fully online

30%

Students taking some online courses

27%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Large suburb

Academic calendar

Semester

Carnegie classification

Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional

Athletic association

NJCAA

President

Jon Jay DeTemple Ph.D

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

Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact