Public · Community college

Harford Community College

Bel Air, Maryland · Fringe rural

21%
Transfer rate
$9,234
Avg net price
39%
Grad / completion
$44,608
Median earnings

Harford Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Bel Air, Maryland (fringe rural setting), enrolling 3,696 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,696 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division ICold wintersNear the coast

About Bel Air, Maryland

Bel Air is a town and the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. Bel Air's identity has gone through several incarnations since 1780. Aquilla Scott, who had inherited land known as "Scott's Improvement Enlarged", planned the town on a portion that he called "Scott's Old Fields". Bel Air includes one of Maryland's 24 designated arts and entertainment districts. The district consists of 99 acres, which includes most of the city's downtown. It is used for concerts, art galleries, and other venues and events. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
7 miles
Nearest airport
34 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub

How Harford Community College compares

Graduation rate39%

Higher than 25% · #21 of 38 in Maryland

First-year retention67%

Higher than 36%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,608

Higher than 82% · #7 of 38 in Maryland

Average net price$9,234

Cheaper than 73% · #10 cheapest of 40 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$9,812

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment3,696

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Harford Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,696undergrads
  • Women2,23660%
  • Men1,46040%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White58%
  • Black18%
  • Hispanic8.4%
  • Asian3.6%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,696
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
21%
First-generation students
41%
Students over 25
23%
Median family income
$30,022
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,083
Endowment
$16,573,067

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 973 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maryland95%
  • Other U.S. states3.1%
  • International2.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Harford Community College draws overwhelmingly from Maryland.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,032
Out-of-state tuition
$8,832
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,300
Total cost of attendance
$13,821
Average net price
$9,234

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
39%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$36,741
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,608
Median debt at graduation
$9,812
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
42%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
39%
Low-income (Pell)
21%
First-generation
21%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
207 (141 men · 66 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer49
Lacrosse44
Baseball40
Basketball25
Tennis19
Softball15
Volleyball15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (5,067 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

2.0reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Aggravated assault
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$7,272
$30–48k
$7,528
$48–75k
$9,632
$75–110k
$11,592
$110k+
$13,240

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

25%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,356
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 25% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,356. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 658 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$44,608
Typical debt at graduation
$9,812
Debt vs. one year's pay
22%
Out-earn a HS grad
46%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$41,819
Men
$54,177

Men out-earn women by $12,358 (30%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
25°F
Annual rain
47.1″
Annual snow
18.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Aberdeen Phillips Fld, MD US station (8.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.