Community College of Allegheny County

CCAC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Annual Enrollment
27,430 credit
17,879 non-credit
44,599 total unduplicated headcount
Since 2000, CCAC has served 512,415 students, of whom 395,113 were Allegheny County residents—one in three county residents 18 years and older.

Student Profile
58% women; 42% men
65% part-time; 35% full-time students
Average student age: 27 years
28% ethnic minorities
62% daytime; 19% evening; 3% weekend; 16% online
55% enrolled in career programs; 45% enrolled in transfer programs

Faculty
More than 246 full-time professors and instructors

Exceptional Value
CCAC students saved $23,000 over local public institutions and $54,000 over local private institutions for two years’ tuition.

Workforce Training
CCAC provided 697 customized training courses to 6,692 workers and 116 regional employers last year.

Transfer Opportunities and Partnerships
CCAC students transferred to 451 different colleges & universities to continue their education.
Service provided to 116 high schools in Allegheny & Washington Counties.
CCAC has program-to-program articulation agreements with the 14 universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education & has specific articulation agreements with 34 additional colleges & universities that allow our graduates to seamlessly transfer--as juniors--into more than 133 programs.

Degrees and Certificates
Associate of Arts, Associate of Science and Associate of Applied Science; certificates & diplomas

Individual Attention
Average class size: 17 students

Life Impact
41% of students could not have continued their education without CCAC.

Four campuses:
Allegheny Campus, North Shore
North Campus, McCandless
Boyce Campus, Monroeville
South Campus, West Mifflin

Four college centers:
Braddock Hills, Homewood-Brushton, Washington County and West Hills

Online Learning
Hundreds of online courses
14 degrees & 12 certificates available entirely online.
31 degrees and 10 certificates available mostly online.

Academic Programs
CCAC offers more than 156 programs in six diverse career paths:
Arts & Humanities
Business
Education, Social & Behavioral
Sciences & Human Services
Health
Science, Technology,
Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)
Skilled Trades

The college also offers an Honors Program and cooperative programs in partnership with other institutions.