About 31.8 percent of the 258 degrees and certificates handed out by Pennsylvania Highlands Community College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Johnstown conferred 82 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in general studies. Data shows the school gave out 82 associate’s degrees in general studies, followed by 43 associate’s degrees in general business/commerce and 14 associate’s degrees in general computer and information sciences.
The college enrolled 2,658 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Studies | 82 | – | 82 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 82 | – | 82 | 31.8 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 43 | – | 43 | |
| Accounting | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Operations Management and Supervision | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | – | – | – | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 55 | – | 55 | 21.3 |
| Medical/Clinical Assistant | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiographer | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Histologic Technician | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Pharmacy Technician/Assistant | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | – | – | – | |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services, Other | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 33 | 9 | 42 | 16.3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Network and System Administration/Administrator | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Computer Science | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | – | – | – | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 15 | 1 | 16 | 6.2 |
| Lineworker | 14 | – | 14 | |
| Construction Trades total | 14 | – | 14 | 5.4 |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 8 | 2 | 10 | 3.9 |
| Corrections | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 10 | – | 10 | 3.9 |
| Psychology, General | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Psychology total | 10 | – | 10 | 3.9 |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Education, General | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Education total | 5 | – | 5 | 1.9 |
| Welding Technology/Welder | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Precision Production total | 5 | – | 5 | 1.9 |
| Human Services, General | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Social Work | – | – | – | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 4 | – | 4 | 1.6 |
| Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Civil Engineering Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | 3 | – | 3 | 1.2 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication, Other | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 2 | – | 2 | 0.8 |
| Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | – | – | – | |
| Transportation and Materials Moving total | – | – | – | – |
