Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

 
 


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  Pennsylvania Highlands Community College
445 Schoolhouse Road
Johnstown, PA 15904
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
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Type of institution: Public, 2-year
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate, Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate, Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate, Associate degree
Carnegie classification: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small
Number of students: 1,260 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$20.00

Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$3,180$2,820$2,610
Out of State$8,220$7,440$6,810
Books and Supplies$1,000$900$900
On-Campus
Room and board------------
Other Expenses------------
Off Campus
Room and board$7,200$5,292$5,290
Other Expenses$3,232$3,006$1,390
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$3,232$3,006$1,390

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 53% $3,239
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 17% $968
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 8% $2,196
Loans to students 56% $3,259
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Medical Office Management + Administration
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Medical Office Management + Administration: A program that prepares individuals to manage the specialized business functions of a medical or clinical office. Includes instruction in business office operations, business and financial record-keeping,...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Manufacturing Technology + Technician
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Manufacturing Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills to the identification and resolution of production problems in the manufacture of products. Includes instruction i...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Industrial Technology + Technician
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Industrial Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organiza...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Hospitality Administration + Management
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Hospitality Administration + Management, General: A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of ...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Court Reporting + Court Reporter
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Court Reporting + Court Reporter: A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruc...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and co...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Child Care Provider + Assistant
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Child Care Provider + Assistant: A program that prepares individuals to be primary providers of home, family, residential, or institutional-based child care services. Includes instruction in child growth and development; nutrition; recreation; pla...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Business Administration and Management
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources ...

Certificates/Less-than-1-year certificate
Building + Home + Construction Inspection + Inspector
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-1-year certificate Building + Home + Construction Inspection + Inspector: A program that prepares individuals to apply industrial, labor, and governmental standards and laws to the oversight of construction projects and the maintenance of completed buildings and other...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Social Sciences
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-2-year certificate Social Sciences, General: A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-2-year certificate Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other: Any instructional program in dietetics and clinical nutrition services not listed in the Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, General category.

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Data Entry + Microcomputer Applications
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-2-year certificate Data Entry + Microcomputer Applications, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform basic data and text entry using standard and customized software products. Includes instruction in keyboarding skills, personal computer and ...

Certificates/Less-than-2-year certificate
Court Reporting + Court Reporter
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Less-than-2-year certificate Court Reporting + Court Reporter: A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruc...

Associate degree
Web Page
Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Web Page, Digital + Multimedia and Information Resources Design: A program that prepares individuals to apply HTML, XML, Javascript, graphics applications, and other authoring tools to the design, editing, and publishing (launching) of documents, images, graphi...

Associate degree
Web + Multimedia Management and Webmaster
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Web + Multimedia Management and Webmaster: A program that prepares individuals to develop and maintain web servers and the hosted web pages at one or a group of web sites, and to function as designated webmasters. Includes instruction in computer systems and n...

Associate degree
Tourism and Travel Services Management
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Tourism and Travel Services Management: A program that prepares individuals to manage travel-related enterprises and related convention and/or tour services. Includes instruction in travel agency management, tour arranging and planning, convention and event pl...

Associate degree
Social Sciences
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Social Sciences, General: A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

Associate degree
Science Technologies + Technicians
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Science Technologies + Technicians, Other: Any instructional program in science technologies not listed in the Science Technologies/Technicians, General category.

Associate degree
Restaurant + Food Services Management
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Restaurant + Food Services Management: A program that prepares individuals to plan, manage, and market restaurants, food services in hospitality establishments, food service chains and franchise networks, and restaurant supply operations. Includes instruction ...

Associate degree
Pharmacy Technician + Assistant
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Pharmacy Technician + Assistant: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of pharmacists, to prepare medications, provide medications and related assistance to patients, and manage pharmacy clinical and business operations. Includes instructi...

Associate degree
Medical Office Assistant + Specialist
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Medical Office Assistant + Specialist: A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of office managers and other professionals, to perform routine administrative duties in a medical, clinical, or health care facility/system office environment. In...

Associate degree
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD + CADD
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD + CADD: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to develop working drawings and electronic simulations in support of mechanical and industrial engineers, and related professiona...

Associate degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized...

Associate degree
Legal Support Services
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Legal Support Services, Other: Any program in legal support services not listed in the Legal Support Services, General category.

Associate degree
Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Kindergarten + Preschool Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in formal settings prior to beginning regular elementary school, usually ranging in age from three to six years (or grade one), depending on the school system...

Associate degree
Industrial Technology + Technician
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Industrial Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of industrial engineers and managers. Includes instruction in optimization theory, human factors, organizational behav...

Associate degree
Hospitality Administration + Management
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Hospitality Administration + Management, General: A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler fac...

Associate degree
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Techno.
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Techno: A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to repair, install, service and maintain the operating condition of heating, air conditioning, and refrigera...

Associate degree
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other: Any instructional program in the health professions and related clinical sciences not listed in the Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, General category.

Associate degree
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other: Any instructional program in health and medical administrative services not listed in the Health and Medical Administrative Services, General category.

Associate degree
General Studies
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree General Studies: An undifferentiated program that includes instruction in the general arts, general science, or unstructured studies.

Associate degree
Foodservice Systems Administration + Management
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Foodservice Systems Administration + Management: A program that focuses on the principles and practices relating to the administration of food service systems in institutional settings, and that prepares individuals to manage such operations in public and priva...

Associate degree
Executive Assistant + Executive Secretary
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Executive Assistant + Executive Secretary: A program that prepares individuals to perform the duties of special assistants and/or personal secretaries for business executives and top management. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of bu...

Associate degree
Environmental Engineering Technology + Environmental Technology
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Environmental Engineering Technology + Environmental Technology: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers and other professionals engaged in developing and using indoor and outdoor en...

Associate degree
Electrical + Electronic + Communications Engr Technology + Technician
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Electrical + Electronic + Communications Engr Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in ele...

Associate degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject...

Associate degree
Drafting + Design Engineering Technologies + Technicians
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Drafting + Design Engineering Technologies + Technicians, Other: Any instructional program in drafting/design engineering technologies not listed in the Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General category.

Associate degree
Dental Assisting + Assistant
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Dental Assisting + Assistant: A program that prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of ...

Associate degree
Court Reporting + Court Reporter
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Court Reporting + Court Reporter: A program that prepares individuals to record and transcribe examinations, testimony, judicial orders and instructions, legal opinions, and other formal proceedings via print or electronic methods. Includes instruction in lega...

Associate degree
Computer Technology + Computer Systems Technology
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Computer Technology + Computer Systems Technology: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of professionals who use computer systems. Includes instruction in basic computer design and architectu...

Associate degree
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications: A program that focuses on the design, implementation, and management of linked systems of computers, peripherals, and associated software to maximize efficiency and productivity, and that prepares individuals ...

Associate degree
Computer Programming + Programmer
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Computer Programming + Programmer, General: A program that focuses on the general writing and implementation of generic and customized programs to drive operating systems and that generally prepares individuals to apply the methods and procedures of software de...

Associate degree
Computer and Information Sciences
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Computer and Information Sciences, General: A general program that focuses on computing, computer science, and information science and systems as part of a broad and/or interdisciplinary program. Such programs are undifferentiated as to title and content and ar...

Associate degree
Communications Technologies + Technicians and Support Services
Other
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Communications Technologies + Technicians and Support Services, Other: Any instructional program in communications technologies and support services not listed in the Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, General category.

Associate degree
Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric: A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interper...

Associate degree
Business Administration and Management
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management a...

Associate degree
Banking and Financial Support Services
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Banking and Financial Support Services: A program that prepares individuals to perform a wide variety of customer services in banks, insurance agencies, savings and loan companies, and related enterprises. Includes instruction in communications and public rela...

Associate degree
Architectural Engineering Technology + Technician
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Architectural Engineering Technology + Technician: A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of architects, engineers and planners engaged in designing and developing buildings, urban complexes, an...

Associate degree
Adult Development and Aging
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Adult Development and Aging: A program that focuses on the characteristics of aging populations and the needs of older individuals in family and institutional settings. Includes instruction in the biological and psychological stages of aging; the provision of ...

Associate degree
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
General
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to perform the duties of administrative assistants and/or secretaries and stenographers. Includes instruction in business communications, principles of bus...

Associate degree
Accounting
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

General Description for:
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College Associate degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget c...

 
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