Community College Of Allegheny County

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Community College of Allegheny County, or CCAC, is a community college in Pennsylvania, United States. It was established in September 1966. The college has more than three campuses and over five centers. It offers a variety of associate degrees, as well as transfer and certification programs, through the following campuses.

• Allegheny Campus
• Boyce Campus
• North Campus
• South Campus

CCAC is the largest community college in Pennsylvania, and the 17th largest community college in the United States. It offers over 170 programs and various lifelong learning, community education, continuing education, and workforce training courses. The college enrolls more than 63,000 students every year.

CCAC is home to four student-run newspapers known as the Allegheny View, the Boyce Collegian, the South Forum, and the North Voice.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in construction trades, nursing and emergency medicine, nutrition and exercise therapy, production trades, and family and social work.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 19,020 in 2009-2010 (13,667 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 15% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (8 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (311 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (46 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer and Information Systems Security
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (129 awarded)

• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Property Maintenance and Management
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Construction Trades
• Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer
• Electrician

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (4 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (9 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (46 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (54 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician
• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
• Computer Software Technology/Technician
• Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
• Robotics Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (132 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Child Development
• Public Administration
• Social Work

HOSPITALITY (16 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Restaurant/Food Services Management
• Tourism Promotion Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (7 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LAW (52 awarded)

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (423 awarded)

• American Sign Language (ASL)
• General Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (14 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (38 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Ventilation/Refrig Maint Technology/Technician
• Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (277 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (405 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (32 awarded)

• Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapist Assistant
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PRODUCTION TRADES (49 awarded)

• Ironworking/Ironworker
• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
• Science Technologies/Technicians

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (33 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (61 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (5 awarded)

• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations