Community College

CCAC Allegheny Campus

(81 reviews)

808 Ridge Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212

CCAC Allegheny Campus

Overview

The Community College of Allegheny County Allegheny Campus, located on Pittsburgh's North Shore and surrounded by PNC Park, West Park and Heinz Field, provides academic programs in many disciplines and dozens of continuing education classes. The center of activity on campus is the Foerster Student Services Center. The 52,000-square-foot campus hub unites under one roof essential services such as enrollment and financial aid, and includes classrooms, dining facilities, a large, computer lab and a 264-seat auditorium. CCAC Allegheny Campus also features a first-rate library with renovated lecture halls, newly renovated physical education facilities, the cutting edge K. Leroy Irvis Science Center and newly renovated West Hall and Milton Hall.

Features

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Services

Working Hours

Monday 8:30 AM–7 PM
Tuesday 8:30 AM–7 PM
Wednesday 8:30 AM–7 PM
Thursday 8:30 AM–7 PM
Friday 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Location

Reviews

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Julia Ransil

I had a really great experience at CCAC. They have a vast selection of academic areas of study, course offerings and options. The education and their educators are high quality.

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Amy Mutdosch

Allegheny campus is the biggest and nicest CCAC campus in Pittsburgh. I should know; I'm a fellow student. The staff are professional and friendly and, the Professors are "Top Knotch"!!

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Josh Williams

I did a semester here online, and i wouldn’t recommend this college to anyone, the staff they hire is awful, the financial aid office in particular doesn’t know what they are doing and I never got my loan when they said it was supposed to come and when I did get it they told me misinformation, and also the bookstore never calls you back and wasted me money when I needed to talk to them about a few returns I needed to do, and also besides a few good professors they were all lackluster at best

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Ray Marks

Located in the Historic Allegheny West area of North Side REDUCE YOUR COLLEGE DEBT AS YOU GO Get a great education for way less cost. Middle States accreditation and programs designed to guarantee CCAC students junior status at a four-year colleges or universities. One of the safest colleges in Western PA. Programs including nursing, healthcare, arts and music, humanities and casino dealing.

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Nathan E.

Just don't do this to yourself or your children. They care nothing about their students or the well-being of their classes. Extremely rude staff, very unorganized, and very deceitful. With so many High Education options in Pittsburgh this should be your very last option.

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Humay Sahetdurdyyeva

Steven Anderson is great advisor , he is really helping with everything he can and made me feel comfortable with my complicated situation. Thanks to him I understood very well all the processes . Update: Mary Lynn is one big LoVE

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Micayla Rain Handler

Let me make something very clear by saying the professors themselves are fantastic. They have never done me wrong by any means and have been so beneficial in my college education and supportive in my dream to seek education beyond CCAC. The administration at CCAC is a completely different story. I was in a grave medical situation and was not offered even a slight bit of support from the college and had to purposely fail classes. Every single appeal attempt I made was rejected except for the obvious college error. When they did eventually accept a few of my medical withdrawals after one of their directors of advisory refused to look at my appeals or my medical records. These were medical withdrawals, not normal withdrawals which is a completely different process involving my doctor. They purposely put the withdrawals on my transcript as W instead of MW so they could still claim the one thousand so dollars they medical withdrawals were supposed to forgive completely. I’m almost sure that is illegal. Secondly, I was placed in 100 level courses even though I made it extensively clear during my time with the college that I wanted to transfer to a four year university. I wasn’t too concerned at first because most universities accept 100 level classes for undistributed credit. CCAC failed to tell me that their 100 level classes do not qualify for this. I was screwed out of overall $3,500 and 15 credits (all A’s and one B by the way) I was told would transfer. I am twenty years old now standing with less credits than a first semester freshman. I urge you to consider this situation if you want to attend CCAC and I urge you to attend a four year university instead if you’re financially and academically capable. Most universities openly charge you a ridiculous amount of money upfront but CCAC chose to be sneaky about it. The American College system is already messed up and CCAC is just further aiding it by being sneaky in their financial ways.

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Bariiz Aya

Honestly, I love ccac Allegheny campus and the people there. I been there for almost three years now and love the environment and the overall vibe. They have open gym, students life office, which is my favorite. And many more. I missed just being able to sit with my friends before and after class in the cafeteria or the students office and enjoy afternoon. I am very happy and excited that we are finally back on site and hopefully everything goes back to normal.

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Tiffany Y.

I have been a degree-seeking and non-degree student at this location of CCAC and online since 2014. Here, I received two associate's degrees, one in nursing and another in business. I have several college degrees, including from tier-1 universities, so I can compare the quality of CCAC to other schools. The quality of the students and instructors at CCAC is a mixture—some good and some bad. Generally, students and instructors at major universities are a better quality than at CCAC, but universities cost a lot more money. As a result, I take lower-level classes at CCAC and then transfer for the upper-level classes. I will continue to take classes at CCAC because their tuition is much more affordable, and they offer many convenient online classes.

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W Y

I love CCAC, as an international student, I learned a lot here, and thanks to the mentors in the learning commons, especially Ali and Anne, under their help, I improved my writing skills. Teachers are good and nice to students. But, the advisors are not helpful enough. when I come to them, they are just interested in registering classes but not caring much whether the courses are suitable to you. and the reception in the 120 room is so impatient and always speaks with brows frown. Hope there are some survey for those people who are serving for CCAC, students' voice could be heard.

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Cora Keller

Gym was STILL closed 6 months after they were considered safe to open again. Very strict covid rules remain in place despite being vaccinated and mandate being lifted. Minimum capacity/ arrows still in place. Was told library closes 2 due …

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D J (Free Mason)

I just graduated from here, beautiful school teachers who care . last but not least graduation was wonderful best I've seen. they really did that up i was impressed by their appreciation of students

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taylor b.

This school is okay but for students going through health situations it is often unhelpful and not as flexible as they advertise.

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Haley Paul

weird. I would never give money to this place. They seem to have people who mishandle information and finances and give off that they take a way out when they have to own responsibility. This happened to not one but two people I know. I wouldn't recommend attending here unless you want your money stolen on behalf of THEIR error!!

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Cecelia P

If you plan on transferring to a 4 year university make sure you check if they have an articulation agreement with CCAC that way you are sure if the courses you are taking are transferrable. ☀️

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Ashley Tracy

I love this institution for its affordability and location!

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metelicgunz 1

If their academics are anything like their alumni's aim I would steer clear of this place.

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F S

Grateful for the opportunities and preparation needed to continue my education after graduation.

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Cierra Bryant

It’s a school……..but it does have a lot of construction currently but I cannot wait to see the upgrades!

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Judy Bardy

Sure will be a happy day when all construction and road closings are ended!