10-yr median earnings
$42,007
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg is a public institution in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Former students earn a median of $42,007 ten years after enrollment — as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $42,007
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 46%
- former-student earnings, US
- +15%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg is a public institution in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, using College Scorecard institution data retrieved in July 2026.. Federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,007 ten years after entry. This profile combines source fields with separately labeled PlainCollege comparisons and derived metrics.
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg operates as a public institution located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined.
Admissions and cost fields are IPEDS-derived values published through the Scorecard and retain their source reporting periods. Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; the income-band fields provide more context but still do not replace an institution's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-derived records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year; the entry cohort includes completers and noncompleters. IPEDS completion and retention rates use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so their denominator is not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not as a causal verdict or an individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
49/100
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C-
$42,007
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price N/A
N/A
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate N/A
N/A
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$17,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
60.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$42,007 Top 46% higher than 54% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
Quick Facts
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Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
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150%-time completion
$42,007
10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,975 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,472 |
Net Price by Family Income
$17,500
Median Debt
$186/mo
Monthly Payment
Outcomes
$36,499
Median Earnings (6yr)
$42,007
Median Earnings (10yr)
56.2%
Earning Over $25K
60.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg? ▼
Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg is a public institution in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
How much do Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $42,007 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $36,499.
Is Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg is $17,500, while former students earn a median of $42,007 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 42% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 60.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $186.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg
- Harrisburg Area Community College-Gettysburg's reported 10-year former-student earnings land in the 54th percentile among reporting colleges.
- See how this school compares to every other college in Pennsylvania.Browse Pennsylvania
Public-college Scorecard figures are historical Title-IV cohort averages — confirm current tuition, aid, and admissions rules with the institution before deciding.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.