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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Johnstown, Pennsylvania Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a public two-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 2,501 students in fall 2024.

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business/Commerce, and Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping. It awarded 282 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,501
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
282
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 33

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

Business, Management and Marketing 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Education 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Psychology 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Construction Trades 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 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
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
226
Certificates under 1 year
48
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,501
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,501
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,154
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

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

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
81%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
27%
Students taking some online courses
23%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Steve Nunez
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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