At HACC, we do our best to take the stress out of applying to college. Most of our applicants can follow a simple five-step process to become a student at HACC.
You have different instructions if you are looking to take HACC courses:
You will follow the same five steps but will have additional instructions (below) if you are a:
If you have any questions regarding what kind of student you are or what instructions you should use, please contact our Admissions department by emailing start@hacc.edu or calling 1-800-ABC-HACC (select 4). We’re here to help.
a. You plan to use financial aid. Learn more →
b. You graduated high school within the past 10 years.
c. You graduated high school more than 10 years ago and are planning to study in a pre-health profession OR you are applying to a major that includes the following courses: BIOL 101, BIOL 121, BIOL 221 and/or CHEM 101.
NOTE: All transcripts must be provided in English. Need assistance? →
You will follow the same five-step process to become a HACC student. The only difference is you likely have credits you will want to transfer.
Official transcripts can be sent electronically to record@hacc.edu. Once we have received your application and your official transcripts, a transfer evaluation will be completed for you. We will notify you via your HAWKMail email address once your evaluation is completed.
You will then attend New Student Orientation and meet with an academic advisor to review your transfer credits, select courses and register for the upcoming semester.
You will follow the same five-step process to become a HACC student. The only difference is that you likely have military benefits you can apply to your education. Here’s what you need to know.
GI Bill
Apply online at www.gibill.va.gov.
EAP and FTA
Education Assistance Program (EAP) and Federal Tuition Assistance (FTA) students should work with their unit of assignment or education office to apply for these benefits.
Please contact vaoffice@hacc.edu or 717-780-2331 for information about military/veteran educational benefits and how to use your benefits at HACC.
You are considered a guest student if you are currently enrolled at another college and taking courses at HACC. Guest students take HACC courses to fulfill their home institution’s degree requirements.
You will follow the same five-step process to become a HACC guest student. The only difference is that you will have to go through a few extra steps to ensure your HACC credits transfer to your current academic program.
Please contact the Welcome Center at onestopwc@hacc.edu if you have any questions or if you need help with either the Guest Student Course Approval Form or the Consortium Agreement Form.
Note: HACC doesn’t automatically transfer credits from other institutions for guest students. If you want to transfer credits to HACC, apply as a transfer student.
If you’ve taken courses at HACC in the past five years, you do not need to reapply. However, you might need to update your student type (e.g., from dual enrollment to guest). Please contact our Welcome Center at onestopwc@hacc.edu to make changes to your myHACC account.
Central Pennsylvania’s senior citizens can continue their life-long learning in credit classes at HACC. Seniors can audit most credit courses tuition-free and only pay the fees.
You will follow the five-step process to become a HACC student. When you are filling out the online application, you will select “Personal Enrichment” as your area of study. In order to take a class, you must meet the course prerequisites, which may include placement testing.
Participants must register for the course no more than five days before the start of a term and will be accepted on a “seats available” basis. Noncredit programs, developmental courses, study abroad courses and English as a Second Language (ESL) courses are excluded from the 65+ program.
Please contact our Welcome Center at onestopwc@hacc.edu or 800-ABD-HACC for more information.
How much time does it take to apply?
Creating an account and filling out an application will likely take you about 20 minutes.
How long will it take before I hear if I am accepted?
You will hear back within three to five business days. Please pay close attention to your email, and activate your account when you receive your acceptance email.