Harrisburg Area Community College
ACEN AccreditedHarrisburg Area Community College at a glance
- Harrisburg Area Community College's most recent NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate is 83.78% on 450 candidates (2025) — down 4.3 pts since 2021.
- Across 5 reported years (2021–2025), the candidate-weighted average is 85.8% over 2,239 total candidates.
- 2 nursing programs listed — ADN, LPN offered on campus.
- Programmatic accreditation: ACEN.
83.78%
NCLEX-RN first-time pass rate (2025, 450 candidates)
Source: State board of nursing
85.8%
Candidate-weighted average, 2021–2025
Source: State board of nursing
- Programs Offered
- 2
- NCLEX Pass Rate
- 84%
Sources: NCSBN, school-reported data. Methodology.
NCLEX-RN pass rates by year
Board-reported first-time pass rates for Harrisburg Area Community College, each shown with the cohort size it was calculated from. Candidate-weighted average across 5 years: 85.8% over 2,239 candidates.
Harrisburg Area Community College's latest reported year is 2025, and that 83.78% — from a cohort of 450 first-time candidates — is 3.7 points below the 87.5% national first-time NCLEX-RN pass rate NCSBN reported for 2024.
| Exam year | First-time pass rate | Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83.78% | 450 |
| 2024 | 91.72% | 459 |
| 2023 | 84.42% | 507 |
| 2022 | 81.24% | 437 |
| 2021 | 88.08% | 386 |
Source: state board of nursing publications, transcribed per cohort. Cohorts under 10 candidates are suppressed rather than shown. Full NCLEX detail for Harrisburg Area Community College.
Nursing Programs at Harrisburg Area Community College(2)
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
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Admissions at Harrisburg Area Community College
- •Program selectivity noted, but no overall acceptance rate published
- •HACC explicitly states that the Nursing program is selective, and admission to the College does not guarantee admission into Nursing. However, no specific acceptance/selection rate (%) is provided.
- •Minimum TEAS (Test of Academic Skills) score requirement
- •Applicants must achieve a minimum TEAS composite score of 70 (out of 100) to apply to the RN (Associate Degree) program. A score of 60 is required for the LPN program. Meeting the minimum TEAS score does not guarantee clinical admission.
- •Minimum GPA requirement
- •Applicants must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher (from HACC or prior college if no HACC GPA) by the first day of the first clinical term. Transfer students must also be in good standing and meet the 2.5 GPA requirement.
- •Additional prerequisites and eligibility criteria
- •Applicants must also meet these by the first clinical day:
- •Attend a mandatory information session within the preceding 9 months (RSVP alone is not acceptable; phone-only attendance without video is not accepted).
- •Complete (with a ‘C’ or better), or be eligible to enroll in:
- •ENGL 101
- •MATH 103 or MATH 202
- •BIOL 121 (Anatomy & Physiology I)
- •Another science course (high school or college)
- •Complete the equivalent of a standard U.S. high school curriculum: at least 16 units including Englis
Based on publicly available information. Source
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Schedule & Format Flexibility at Harrisburg Area Community College
- •Students are admitted into cohorts, meaning nursing courses follow a group-based start and progression structure.
- •Four‑semester (full‑time/day) option (offered on Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster campuses):
- •Courses are delivered in 7‑week “mini‑mesters.”
- •Classroom theory: 2–4 hours per session, 2–3 days weekly.
- •Clinical or lab: 6–7 hours, 2 days weekly; may run early morning (as early as 6:30 am) or evening (up to 10 pm).
- •Nursing Simulation Lab hours are in addition to these.
- •Four‑semester weekend option (Harrisburg Campus only; designed for second‑degree students or returning LPNs who have completed most/all general-education requirements):
- •Classes: 8 am to 3 or 5 pm on Fridays (fall/spring); Thursdays (summer).
- •Clinicals: Saturdays and/or Sundays from 6:30 am to 3:30 or 5:30 pm.
- •Simulation Lab practice additional; weekday general-education courses required if not yet completed.
- •Eight‑semester (part‑time/evening) option (for working students):
- •Classroom theory: one weekly session—one evening per week across Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, York campuses; additionally, one day per week option available at York only. Classes occur between roughly 3 pm and 11 pm.
- •Clinical: one evening per week, schedule typically between 3 pm and
Based on publicly available information. Source
Program-Specific Details
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Minimum GPA: 2.5
No specific acceptance rate published; program is selective.
Nursing courses follow a cohort-based structure with scheduled theory and clinical sessions.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Certificate
Minimum GPA: 2.5
No specific acceptance rate published; program is selective.
Nursing courses follow a cohort-based structure with scheduled theory and clinical sessions.
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); CCNE; ACEN.