Community College of Allegheny County

What Community College of Allegheny County does

Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is a public, open-admissions community college founded in 1966 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, serving approximately 30,000 credit and noncredit students — nearly one in two Allegheny County residents aged 18 or older. The college delivers 130+ programs of study organized across nine career pathways (Arts & Humanities, Business & Accounting, Computer Information Technology, Culinary Arts Hospitality & Tourism, General Studies & Liberal Arts, Industrial Technology Trades & Transportation, Nursing & Allied Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences & Education) through four campuses (Allegheny, Boyce, North, South), three community centers (West Hills, Braddock Hills, Homewood-Brushton), and a Virtual Campus offering online, remote, and hybrid modalities. Operational technology is built on a commercial SaaS stack: Blackboard LMS, Ellucian Self-Service and CRM Recruit, Handshake for career services, Career Coach (Emsi) for labor-market data, Navigate360 for student-success monitoring, Signal Vine for SMS communications, Rave for emergency alerts, Microsoft Azure AD for identity, and Click & Pledge for online giving.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid public-community-college model: per-credit tuition and fees differentiated by student type (Allegheny County employees, dual-enrollment high schoolers, international, military/veteran), noncredit workforce and community-education programs, state and federal grants (Perkins V $990,981 in FY2025–2026, PA DHS KEYS, PA Act 101, TRIO), private foundation and corporate grants (Metallica Scholars Initiative, Richard King Mellon Foundation, Buhl Foundation, Highmark Caring Foundation, Pittsburgh Promise), apprenticeship tuition paid by union sponsors, and philanthropic giving through the affiliated CCAC Educational Foundation, which has co-spearheaded a >$90M campaign under President Dr. Quintin B. Bullock. The college is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (reaffirmed June 21, 2018) and articulates credits with more than 500 four-year institutions. Operational metrics cited include a 17-student average class size, 81% of students graduating debt-free, a 63–64% Fall-to-Fall retention rate, a 24% graduation rate at 150% of normal time for the 2021 cohort, and one of the largest veteran student populations in Pennsylvania.

Name

Community College of Allegheny County

Legal name

Community College of Allegheny County

Website

https://ccac.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Community College of Allegheny County is a public open-admissions community college founded in 1966, serving approximately 30,000 credit and noncredit students across four campuses and three centers in Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, with 130+ programs and articulation to 500+ four-year institutions.

Ownership category

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Product category

Community College Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Junior Colleges (Associate-Degree Granting) (EDAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private/Independent Community & Junior Colleges (EDAHADAB), Technical Community Colleges (Applied/CTE-Focused) (EDAHADAD), Workforce Development & Continuing Education Divisions (Noncredit) (EDAHADAG)

Keywords

• Community college education
• Workforce training
• Associate degree programs
• Skilled trades apprenticeship
• Nursing allied health

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Student tuition and fees: Primary revenue stream from credit-bearing enrollment (~30,000 credit students) across 130+ programs of study, including tuition and course fees published on the Cost & Aid / Tuition & Cost page. Fee structure differentiated for Allegheny County employees, dual-enrollment high-school students, international students, military/veteran students, etc.
2. Workforce, community, and continuing education programs: Noncredit revenue from Workforce Development, Community Education, Professional Development & Continuing Education, Public Safety Institute, Vocational Education, and Community Training & Development programs. These are noncredit and self-supporting offerings separate from tuition.
3. Federal, state and local grants: External grant funding administered by the Office of Sponsored Programs & Research (OSPR), including Perkins Career & Technical Education funding ($990,981 in FY2025–2026), federal TRIO/Act 101 funding, KEYS (PA DHS) funding, and competitive awards from foundations.
4. Private foundation and corporate grants: Restricted and unrestricted grants from corporate and philanthropic funders such as the Metallica Scholars Initiative ($75,000) and the Richard King Mellon Foundation ($50,000), supporting workforce/trades programs and capital projects.
5. Philanthropic giving through the CCAC Educational Foundation: Donations routed via the CCAC Educational Foundation using a Click & Pledge giving platform; the Foundation supports scholarships and the college's largest campaigns to date (>$90 million).
6. Apprenticeship and union-program tuition (sponsored): Apprentice Programs delivered in coordination with trade unions and apprenticeship sponsors, where instruction is paid for by apprenticeship sponsors or state/federal apprenticeship funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

CCAC delivers affordable, open-admissions higher education and workforce training through 130+ credit-bearing programs organized into nine career-pathway programs, plus noncredit workforce development, apprenticeship training, dual enrollment, and community education. Courses are delivered in person, online, and remotely via Zoom across four campuses (Allegheny, Boyce, North, South) and three community centers, with student supports including advising, financial aid, disability services, career services, and child care resources.

Product overview

Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) is a multi-campus public community college founded in 1966 that serves approximately 30,000 credit and noncredit students across Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Its offering is structured as a single unified academic portfolio spanning more than 130 programs of study organized into nine academic career-pathway programs: Arts & Humanities, Business & Accounting, Computer Information Technology, Culinary Arts Hospitality & Tourism, General Studies & Liberal Arts, Industrial Technology Trades & Transportation, Nursing & Allied Health, Science & Mathematics, and Social Sciences & Education. Layered on top of this academic core are specialized offerings including the newly launched Skilled Trades Academy (funded by the Metallica Scholars Initiative and the Richard King Mellon Foundation in 2024), accelerated formats such as the 8-Week FOCUS Pathways, enrichment programs like the Honors Program and eSports, and workforce-oriented services including Workforce Development, the Public Safety Institute, the Center for Education, Innovation & Training, and the Virtual Campus for online/remote/hybrid delivery. Programs are delivered across four campuses (Allegheny, Boyce, North, South) plus additional centers (Homewood-Brushton, Braddock Hills, West Hills), with operational support from systems such as Blackboard, Ellucian Self-Service, Ellucian CRM Recruit, Handshake, Zoom, Microsoft Azure AD, Symplicity Accommodate, Maxient, Rave, Signal Vine, DocuSign, FlippingBook, Helpjuice, and Career Coach.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ace the Wildcat: CCAC's official college mascot, a wildcat named Ace.
• CCAC Educational Foundation

Products and services

• Arts and Humanities Program One of CCAC's nine academic career-pathway programs, covering arts and humanities disciplines for transfer and degree completion.
• Business and Accounting Program One of CCAC's nine academic career-pathway programs, covering business management, accounting, and entrepreneurship disciplines.
• Computer Information Technology Program Academic program pathway covering computer fundamentals, database systems, programming (C++, Java), web design, cybersecurity, software development, and data analytics.
• Culinary Arts, Hospitality and Tourism Program Academic program pathway covering culinary arts, baking and pastry, hospitality operations management, and tourism management.
• General Studies and Liberal Arts Program Academic program pathway providing a broad-based liberal arts education designed for transfer to four-year institutions and personal enrichment.
• Industrial Technology, Trades and Transportation Program Academic program pathway covering skilled trades, industrial technology, and transportation disciplines including welding, HVAC, automotive, electrical distribution, aviation, and mechatronics.
• Nursing and Allied Health Program Academic program pathway covering Nursing (RN), Nursing Assistant, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Respiratory Therapy, Radiologic Technology, Surgical Technology, and other allied health fields.
• Science and Mathematics Program Academic program pathway covering science and mathematics disciplines supporting transfer to four-year institutions and STEM careers.
• Social Sciences and Education Program Academic program pathway covering social work, education, criminal justice, early childhood development, and behavioral sciences.
• Skilled Trades Academy Workforce training academy introducing Pennsylvania high school students to skilled trades such as welding, solar technology, and electrical work through practical projects and a summer camp.
• Workforce Development Workforce training, apprenticeship, and continuing education programs supporting regional employers, unions, and job seekers.
• Public Safety Institute Training programs for public safety professionals covering fire science administration, emergency medical services, paramedicine, criminal justice, and emergency management.
• Virtual Campus Online and remote learning delivery service offering courses in person, online, remote via Zoom, and in hybrid formats to support flexible access across CCAC's programs.
• Honors Program Enriched academic program providing honors-level coursework for high-achieving CCAC students.
• Center for Education, Innovation and Training Newly constructed CCAC facility supporting workforce training, innovation, and continuing education programs, developed during President Quintin B. Bullock's tenure.

Named customers2 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Integration15 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

28 partnerships are on record, tiered minor (board affiliation), strategic (workforce partner), strategic (high-school-to-college pipeline), strategic (scholarship partner), strategic (transfer pathway), strategic (title ix service partner), strategic (title ix/community partner), strategic (civic engagement partner), strategic (voter engagement partner), minor (civic engagement resource), strategic (civic engagement), strategic (student success initiative), regulator, minor (resource partner), strategic (community partner), core (student communications), core (emergency communications), core (learning management), core (sis / enrollment), core (career services), strategic (labor market data), core (identity/productivity), strategic (fundraising), core (compliance reporting) and core (virtual instruction & title ix).

• Highmark Caring Foundationminor (board affiliation)OthersPresident Bullock serves on the board of the Highmark Caring Foundation, reflecting CCAC's broader civic/philanthropic network in the Pittsburgh region.
• Buhl Foundationminor (board affiliation)OthersPresident Bullock serves on the board of the Buhl Foundation, one of several Pittsburgh-area foundations supporting regional workforce and education initiatives.
• Partner4Work (Southwestern Pennsylvania workforce investment board)strategic (workforce partner)Strategic or Co-development PartnerCCAC's VP for Workforce Development Dr. Debra Roach is involved with Partner4Work; CCAC is listed as a Partner4Work resource in the OSPR funding opportunities section.
• BNY Mellon (BNY Early College Program)strategic (high-school-to-college pipeline)Strategic or Co-development PartnerBNY Early College Program allows high school students to earn college credit through CCAC while still in secondary school; program is featured on CCAC's Admissions and high-school pathway pages.
• Pittsburgh Promisestrategic (scholarship partner)Strategic or Co-development PartnerPittsburgh Promise scholarship is administered through CCAC's Cost & Aid / Financial Aid office, providing scholarship support to Pittsburgh residents attending CCAC.
• HBCU Transfer Initiative partnersstrategic (transfer pathway)Strategic or Co-development PartnerCCAC HBCU Transfer Initiative listed in Academics navigation supports students transferring from CCAC to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
• Crisis Center Northstrategic (title ix service partner)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCrisis Center North operates 'The Bridge Room' with CCAC's Office of Institutional Compliance — a Zoom-based trauma-informed space where CCAC students can privately speak with a domestic violence advocate for intake, safety planning and referrals, Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM.
• Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR)strategic (title ix/community partner)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPAAR provides 24/7 confidential hotline, counseling and advocacy services referenced on CCAC's Title IX and dating/domestic violence resource pages; CCAC staff have attended PAAR Summer 2020 Title IX Training.
• Women's Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh (WC&S)strategic (title ix/community partner)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWC&S is referenced as a comprehensive domestic violence resource on CCAC's Title IX pages, offering a 24/7 confidential hotline, counseling, advocacy and legal services to survivors.
• ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge / Civic Nationstrategic (civic engagement partner)GTM or Marketing PartnerCCAC is a participating college and a Presidential Commitment signatory in ALL IN's nonpartisan civic engagement initiative; partner provides voter-engagement frameworks, awards, and resources to member campuses.
• Fair Elections Center's Campus Vote Projectstrategic (voter engagement partner)GTM or Marketing PartnerCCAC partners with Campus Vote Project to reduce barriers to student voting and institutionalize democratic engagement; co-designation under NASPA's Voter Friendly Campus program.
• League of Women Voters of Greater Pittsburghminor (civic engagement resource)GTM or Marketing PartnerNonpartisan political organization referenced on CCAC's civic engagement pages as a community resource to increase understanding of public policy issues.
• Allegheny County Division of Electionsstrategic (civic engagement)Strategic or Co-development PartnerCCAC promotes the Allegheny County Student Poll Worker Program, which allows secondary and college students to serve as paid poll workers on Election Day (up to $170 stipend).
• Achieving the Dreamstrategic (student success initiative)Strategic or Co-development PartnerListed under CCAC 'About' navigation — Achieving the Dream is a national student-success reform network that CCAC participates in.
• U.S. Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights)regulatorOthersFederal regulator enforcing Title IX; CCAC's Title IX Coordinator maintains contact with OCR Philadelphia Office for compliance and complaint resolution.
• Healthy Start Initiative Pittsburgh (HSI) / Healthy Start Center for Urban Breastfeeding (HSCUB)strategic (title ix/community partner)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerListed as a community resource on CCAC's Pregnancy & Related Conditions page; provides lactation support, education and advocacy to families including Black women in Allegheny County.
• The Pregnant Scholar Initiativeminor (resource partner)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReferenced as the nation's first legal resource center for pregnant and parenting students; CCAC lists it on Pregnancy Resources page.
• Allegheny County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Programstrategic (community partner)Implementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReferenced as an additional support resource for pregnant and parenting students, providing food assistance and nutrition education.
• Signal Vinecore (student communications)Technology or IntegrationSignal Vine SMS communications platform auto-enrolls CCAC applicants, financial-aid filers, registrants and employees into communication tracks (e.g., Registration reminders) with opt-out messaging.
• Rave Mobile Safety (Rave Alerts / Rave Guardian)core (emergency communications)Technology or IntegrationRave provides CCAC's emergency-alert system, including email alerts to students/employees and optional SMS/voice alerts plus the Rave Guardian safety app.
• Blackboard Inc.core (learning management)Technology or IntegrationBlackboard (courses.ccac.edu) is CCAC's primary Learning Management System for credit courses and SPARC Title IX training integration.
• Ellucian (Self-Service / CRM Recruit)core (sis / enrollment)Technology or IntegrationEllucian's CRM Recruit powers CCAC's Request Info, Visit, Open House and Meet-With-Recruiter event registration, plus Self-Service for student planning and financial-aid functions.
• Handshakecore (career services)Technology or IntegrationHandshake (ccac.joinhandshake.com) is CCAC's career-services platform connecting students to jobs and internships.
• Career Coach (Economic Modeling, LLC / Emsi)strategic (labor market data)Technology or IntegrationCareer Coach (ccac.emsicc.com) provides labor market data, openings, and wage trends to CCAC students and counselors; supported by Perkins Grant funds.
• Microsoft (Office 365 / Microsoft account)core (identity/productivity)Technology or IntegrationMicrosoft account/identity used for CCAC NetID authentication (login.microsoftonline.com appears in identity flow) and Office 365 productivity tools.
• Click & Pledgestrategic (fundraising)Technology or IntegrationClick & Pledge (connect.clickandpledge.com) powers CCAC Educational Foundation online giving transactions.
• Maxient (Conduct & Compliance Reporting)core (compliance reporting)Technology or IntegrationMaxient's online reporting system (cm.maxient.com) hosts CCAC's anonymous Title IX/Civil Rights reporting form routed to the Civil Rights Compliance Officer.
• Zoom Video Communicationscore (virtual instruction & title ix)Technology or IntegrationZoom is used both for remote instruction (remote-via-Zoom courses) and for the Bridge Room (The Bridge Zoom Room) domestic-violence support space.

Scale indicators22 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Community College of Beaver County: Pennsylvania community college adjacent to Allegheny County with credit and workforce programs and a Skilled Trades Center. Comparable as a regional PA community college focused on associate degrees, workforce credentials, and union apprenticeship pipelines.
• Delaware County Community College: Pennsylvania community college with multiple locations offering associate degrees, transfer pathways, and workforce programs. Comparable as a PA community college with similar academic and workforce mission and structure.
• Community College of Philadelphia: Large urban public community college serving ~24,000 students with similar comprehensive credit/noncredit programs, workforce development, and associate-degree/transfer pathways. Comparable as a multi-campus urban community college of similar scale operating in a single metropolitan region.
• Butler County Community College: Public community college headquartered in Butler, PA, north of Pittsburgh, with multiple locations and similar credit/noncredit, transfer, and CTE offerings. Comparable as a multi-campus PA community college serving the Greater Pittsburgh labor market.
• Montgomery County Community College: Pennsylvania community college with two campuses (Blue Bell and Pottstown), comprehensive associate-degree programs, workforce development, and Continuing Education/Workforce Development divisions. Comparable as a multi-campus PA community college of similar scale and academic profile.
• Lehigh Carbon Community College: Pennsylvania community college with credit programs, workforce training, and a Skilled Trades/Apprenticeship footprint. Directly comparable as a Pennsylvania public community college with overlapping CTE, apprenticeship, and university-transfer pathways.
• Westmoreland County Community College: Pennsylvania community college operating in the Greater Pittsburgh region (Youngwood, PA) with credit programs, workforce training, and skilled-trades pathways. Directly comparable as a neighboring Southwestern PA community college with similar CTE and apprenticeship offerings.
• Harrisburg Area Community College: One of the largest community colleges in Pennsylvania with multiple campuses, 100+ programs, online learning, and significant workforce development. Directly comparable as a multi-campus, large-scale PA community college with credit, noncredit, and virtual campus offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Pasadena City College: Large California community college serving ~25,000+ students with 100+ programs across multiple career paths, transfer, and workforce. Comparable as a large comprehensive community college with broad academic and CTE portfolio and similar student-success challenges.
• Northern Virginia Community College: One of the largest community colleges in the U.S., with 6 campuses serving ~75,000 students in credit and workforce programs. Comparable as a large-scale, multi-campus public community college with comprehensive credit, CTE, apprenticeship, and online offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/128264338753
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccac
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccac_edu
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Compliance7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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