If you have a passion for the arts, literature, philosophy or music, HACC’s Liberal Arts Program can be your path to an inspiring career in the field of humanities. After completing our program and receiving your Associate in Arts (AA), we can help you choose a specialization and a four-year school to transfer your credits. Submit your application today!
After completing your associate degree, you can work towards a bachelor’s degree in any humanities subject, including languages, music and art. Based on your interest areas, you can focus on:
If you are interested in transferring your credits to a specialized program at a four-year school so you can pursue a specific artistic goal, we will help you develop the skills and plan you need. The Liberal Arts program is ideal for students who have an:
Explore YOUR career with Career Coach! Career Coach is a helpful tool that will assist you in developing a path from your education to the job market. With Career Coach, you can find:
Begin exploring your options now!
Our Liberal Arts program gives you an opportunity to select from a variety of courses to fit your area of interest and/or explore topics within the liberal arts areas. As you study such topics as English or English Literature, History, Humanities, Music, World Languages, or Philosophy, you are being prepared to transfer to a four-year institute to pursue a Bachelor's degree in these areas of study.
As you complete our program, you will be able to:
Affordably YOURS, our two-year degree program is a transfer program. We designed our programs to be flexible enough to transfer to a wide variety of four-year colleges and universities with no loss of credit. However, each individual college has its own unique program. We encourage you to select a four-year school as soon as possible. This will allow you to learn the transfer college’s program requirements so you can take the proper classes at HACC.
Our various transfer options include:
| Penn State Harrisburg: | English Secondary Education Certification (pdf) |
| Penn State Harrisburg: | Social Studies Secondary Education Certification (pdf) |
| Penn State Harrisburg: | English (pdf) |
| Penn State Harrisburg: | Humanities (pdf) |
| Penn State Harrisburg: | American Studies (pdf) |
| Penn State Mont Alto: | Program to Program Agreements (pdf) |
| Penn State York: | Program to Program Transfer Information (pdf) |
| Slippery Rock University of PA: | English Secondary Education Certification (pdf) |
| Slippery Rock University of PA: | History Secondary Education Certification (pdf) |
This program may be completed at the Harrisburg, Lancaster and York campuses through on-campus/in-person instruction. You may also complete this program at the Gettysburg Campus through various modalities (e.g., on-campus/in-person instruction, hybrid, synchronous remote instruction and/or asynchronous instruction).
Yes! We offer many scholarships through the HACC Foundation. Each scholarship has specific eligibility requirements. To learn how to apply, please visit hacc.edu/Scholarships.
You can apply for a HACC program anytime by visiting our website. When you submit your application, please include program code 2091. The code is for this specific program and ensures you apply to the correct program.
Future students, we are excited to connect with you and answer your questions. Please choose the option that works best for you to meet with us.
Current HACC students, please contact our Advising Department with any questions.
“HACC has given me opportunities to learn about things I would never had access to before. The courses encourage independent and critical thinking, and I have been able to learn and grow as a person.”
Read how Peter is achieving his goal outside of the United States.
Check out more: