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HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, ( HACC ) is a public community college in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . HACC is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education . HACC serves 17,000 degree-seeking students, as well as more than 8,300 remedial and workforce development students. The college has more than 100,000 alumni .

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11-615: Wildwood Park may refer to: Wildwood Park (Pennsylvania) , a public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States Wildwood Park, Winnipeg , a suburban community in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Wildwood Park Elementary , an elementary school in the Puyallup School District of Washington State, United States Wildwood Park for the Arts ,

22-545: A baseball field, a zoo, riding stables, and boating operations. In 1964, the city deeded 157 acres of the park to Harrisburg Area Community College for the construction of a campus and academic buildings. In 1976, the Dauphin County Commissioners and Harrisburg City Council agreed to the Wildwood Park transfer agreement, and the park was acquired by the county for $ 1. The Friends of Wildwood Park non-profit

33-579: A botanical garden and center for the arts in western Little Rock, Arkansas, United States Wildwood Park Historic District , a national historic district in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States Wildwood Preserve Metropark , a nature reserve and historic estate located in Sylvania Township, Ohio, United States. Wildwood Regional Park , a suburban regional park situated in the western portion of Thousand Oaks, California, United States Wildwood Park,

44-571: A park in the Wildwood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Wildwood Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wildwood_Park&oldid=1082788345 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

55-676: A union in April of 2022. HACC's Gettysburg Campus is located at 731 Old Harrisburg Road Gettysburg, PA 17325. HACC's Harrisburg Campus is located at One HACC Drive Harrisburg, PA 17110 (down the road from the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center ). The campus includes the Bruce E. Cooper Student Center, the Rose Lehrman Arts Center, and Midtown Trade and Technology Center ("Midtown Campus"). HACC's Lancaster Campus

66-591: Is administered and maintained by the Dauphin County Parks and Recreation Department. Wildwood Park runs in line with Paxton Creek , a tributary of the Susquehanna River , on the northern side of Harrisburg and adjacent to the main campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College . Paxton Creek feeds into the lake, which comprises 60% of the Park. A section of the old Pennsylvania Canal runs parallel to

77-478: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wildwood Park (Pennsylvania) Wildwood Park is a public park and nature sanctuary in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania . The 229 acre park is known for its 90-acre shallow lake with over 6 miles of trails and mile-long boardwalk over the wetlands. The park is located within the city limits of Harrisburg; however, it

88-943: Is located at 1641 Old Philadelphia Pike Lancaster, PA 17602. HACC's Lebanon Campus is located at 735 Cumberland Street, Lebanon PA 17042. HACC's York Campus is located at 2010 Pennsylvania Ave York, PA 17404. HACC students compete within the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference (EPCC) in Region XIX of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). The intercollegiate sports are offered at HACC's Harrisburg Campus and are open to all HACC students. There are multiple student organizations and clubs at each of campus, including Student Government Associations (SGA), honors fraternities, major-related clubs and multicultural clubs. In 2005, Harrisburg Area Community College adopted

99-544: The design of its programming. In 1901, the City of Harrisburg established Wildwood Park on an area known as "Wetzel's Swamp" as a part of the City Beautiful movement , a nationwide reform effort conceived by social reformers to build civic loyalty and a sense of community among urban dwellers. The lake was formed in 1908 by damming Paxton Creek, which then allowed paths to be laid around it and other facilities established, such as

110-655: The western trail. The remainder of the park is mixed deciduous forest, and an artificial meadow overlooks the eastern side of the lake. Wildwood Park is also part of the Capital Area Greenbelt . The 4,000 square foot Benjamin Olewine III Nature Center, opened in 1999, features exhibits about the natural history of the park and the Susquehanna Valley area. Environmental education programs are offered for school groups. The center won multiple awards for

121-579: Was organized in 1987 to support and promote enhancements of the park. 40°18′54″N 76°53′06″W  /  40.315°N 76.885°W  / 40.315; -76.885 Harrisburg Area Community College HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, became the first community college in Pennsylvania on Feb. 14, 1964. HACC is the largest community college in Pennsylvania and serves students at its Gettysburg , Harrisburg , Lancaster , Lebanon and York campuses. The HACC faculty voted to form

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