FILE PHOTO: HACC President John Sygielski.
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Harrisburg Area Community College president John Sygielski to retire in July 2025
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LNP|LancasterOnline Staff
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FILE PHOTO: HACC President John Sygielski.
Harrisburg Area Community College’s longest-serving president plans to retire in July 2025.
John Sygielski, president and CEO of HACC, announced this week that he’ll retire from the college July 18, 2025. He was named the college’s seventh president in 2011.
“I have witnessed thousands of students reach their educational goals and dreams right here in Central Pennsylvania,” Sygielski wrote in his retirement announcement this week.” I am grateful for my time at the college and for those who have supported my student-first efforts. I will continue to remain HACC proud in my next chapter.”
HACC, which is the first and largest of Pennsylvania’s 15 community colleges, enrolls approximately 12,000 students across five campuses – including a Lancaster County campus.
In his 13-year tenure with the college, Sygielski increased student retention rates by 6% and student graduation rates by 11%. From July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2024, Sygielski raised $28,803,886 for the HACC Foundation, a nonprofit providing financial support for the college.
HACC will conduct a national search for Sygielski’s replacement.
The college also plans to announce dates, times and locations for a series of celebratory events to honor Sygielski in the spring of 2025.
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