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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Johnstown, Pennsylvania·Public, 2-year·Mid East·pennhighlands.edu

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 38% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-district tuition and fees are $7,110 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $13,350 (2024). Fall enrollment is 2,501 students, and 3,154 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
38%
—
Total enrollment
2,501
peer median 5,369
Avg net price
$6,200
-$3.0k vs Community College
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About

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a two-year educational institution located in west central Pennsylvania, offering a variety of academic programs and career training opportunities. It serves the counties of Blair, Cambria, Centre, Huntingdon, and Somerset and focuses on enhancing the educational and economic landscape of the Southern Alleghenies region. The college provides resources in fields such as health professions, computer information sciences, and criminal justice.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
38%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

12.8pp gap
Pell recipients
32%31 of 96
Non-Pell (all)
45%39 of 87
Subsidized loan, no Pell
40%19 of 47
No Federal Aid
50%20 of 40

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 43 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
43
Passing
5
11.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
4.7% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.7%
+4.1pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing5 · 11.6%
  • No Data36 · 83.7%
  • Failing2 · 4.7%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
2
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
2
No data
36

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

7
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-2.8%
$34,272 vs $35,274
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-2.3%
$34,470 vs $35,274
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.2%
$35,684 vs $35,274
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+16.2%
$40,998 vs $35,274
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+23.7%
$43,627 vs $35,274
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+50.5%
$53,082 vs $35,274
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Associate Degree · Construction Trades
+281.2%
$134,473 vs $35,274

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-2.8%
−$1,002
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-2.3%
−$804
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.2%
+$410

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
29%
$10,131 debt · $34,470 earn
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
28%
$12,196 debt · $43,627 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
26%
$10,571 debt · $40,998 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 2002Next review Nov 2025

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,945
$30–48k$5,079
$48–75k$6,693
$75–110k$9,715
$110k+$12,042

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,200
-$3,028vs Community College median $9,228
Federal loans
13.2%
In-district tuition and fees
$7,110
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$13,350

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 575 students received $2.8M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
575
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.8M
$2,836,553 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
593 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$864K
306 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
282 loan awards
Parent PLUS$24K
5 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 498 borrowers who entered repayment, 24 (4.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
498
Defaulted
24
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.7%
2017
12.5%
2018
8.7%
2019
4.8%
2020*
0.2%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs33
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

225 total completions
01Liberal Arts
6729.8%
02Business
5926.2%
03Health Professions
3113.8%
04Computer Sciences
208.9%
05Security/Protective
135.8%
06Education
125.3%
07Communication
94.0%
08Public Admin
83.6%
09Psychology
52.2%
10Construction Trades
10.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
2,501
12-mo unduplicated
3,154
Undergraduate
3,154
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,160
Women
63%1,994

Race / ethnicity composition

White
73.9%
Unknown
9.3%
Black
7.7%
Hispanic
4.3%
Two or more
3.5%
Asian
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
40
23 M · 17 W
Women athletes
42.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$105K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$781
$781
Head-coach salaries
$3K
$4K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Basketball
14 M · —
$29K
Softball
— · 10 W
$13K
Volleyball
— · 9 W
$11K
Bowling
5 M · 1 W
$10K
Golf
4 M · —
$6K
Cross Country
3 M · —
$6K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,286 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    24

    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Pennsylvania Highlands Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectPennsylvania Highlands Community College
    		—Open admission2,501$6,200Community College
    Allegany College of Maryland
    		—Open admission2,762$8,819Community College
    Bucks County Community College
    		—Open admission6,232$6,389Community College
    Butler County Community College
    		—Open admission2,317$6,233Community College
    Community College of Allegheny County
    		—Open admission10,609$13,970Community College
    Community College of Beaver County
    		—Open admission1,936$6,937Community College
    Community College of Philadelphia
    		—Open admission12,926$11,911Community College
    Delaware County Community College
    		—Open admission7,402$6,576Community College
    Harrisburg Area Community College
    		—Open admission12,585$14,471Community College
    Lehigh Carbon Community College
    		—Open admission6,221$9,203Community College
    Luzerne County Community College
    		—Open admission4,460$9,433Community College
    Montgomery County Community College
    		—Open admission9,278$11,124Community College
    Northampton County Area Community College
    		—Open admission8,810$12,119Community College
    Reading Area Community College
    		—Open admission5,369$9,228Community College
    Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology
    		—71.2%1,470$14,104Community College
    University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
    		—34.8%36$11,150Community College
    Westmoreland County Community College
    		—Open admission3,990$5,167Community College
    Peer group median—53.0%5,369$9,228

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    Explore the federal data for institutions in Pennsylvania Highlands Community College's comparison group.

    IPEDS
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      Allegany College of Maryland

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,762
      Net price
      $8,819
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Bucks County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,232
      Net price
      $6,389
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Butler County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      2,317
      Net price
      $6,233
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Community College of Allegheny County

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      10,609
      Net price
      $13,970
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Community College of Beaver County

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      1,936
      Net price
      $6,937
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Community College of Philadelphia

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      12,926
      Net price
      $11,911
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Delaware County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      7,402
      Net price
      $6,576
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Harrisburg Area Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      12,585
      Net price
      $14,471
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

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      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      6,221
      Net price
      $9,203
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Luzerne County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      4,460
      Net price
      $9,433
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Montgomery County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      9,278
      Net price
      $11,124
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Northampton County Area Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      8,810
      Net price
      $12,119
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Reading Area Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,369
      Net price
      $9,228
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      71.2%
      Enrollment
      1,470
      Net price
      $14,104
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

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      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      34.8%
      Enrollment
      36
      Net price
      $11,150
    • Community CollegePennsylvania

      Westmoreland County Community College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      3,990
      Net price
      $5,167

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    Frequently asked questions about Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College?

    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College?

    At Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, 38% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College?

    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,501 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College?

    The average net price at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is $6,200 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Pennsylvania Highlands Community College located?

    Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania 15904-2949.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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