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Hostos Community College Overview

Hostos Community College is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. Bronx is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Hostos Community College Known For?

723 Undergraduate Awards
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the associate's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Hostos.
  • In a recent academic period46% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Hostos Community College?

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Contact details for Hostos are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718-518-4444
Website: www.hostos.cuny.edu

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How Do I Get Into Hostos?

You can apply to Hostos online at: https://www.cuny.edu/admissions/apply-to-cuny/

Since Hostos Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Hostos Community College?

3% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Hostos, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $4,700 a year. That adds up to $18,800 over four years for those students.

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Hostos Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,334 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,136 undergraduate students at Hostos, with 3,334 being full-time and 2,802 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 3,334 full-time undergraduates at Hostos, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Hostos Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 91
Black or African American 861
Hispanic or Latino 2,155
White 49
International Students 126
Other Races/Ethnicities 52

Hostos Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 237 0 237
Teaching Assistants 66 0 66
Mental & Social Health Services 51 0 51
Business Administration & Management 47 0 47
Criminal Justice & Corrections 47 0 47
Nursing 42 0 42
Dental Support Services 35 0 35
Allied Health Professions 28 0 28
Accounting 26 0 26
Design & Applied Arts 24 0 24
Business Support & Assistant Services 18 0 18
Graphic Communications 18 0 18
Human Development & Family Studies 14 0 14
Computer Science 10 0 10
General Physical Sciences 9 0 9
Civil Engineering 8 0 8
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 8 8
Electrical Engineering 7 0 7
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 6 0 6
Mathematics 6 0 6
Music 5 0 5
Public Administration 4 0 4
Chemical Engineering 2 0 2
Mechanical Engineering 2 0 2
Security Science and Technology 2 0 2
Legal Support Services 1 0 1
Management Information Systems 0 0 0
Data Processing 0 0 0
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0
TOTAL 715 8 723

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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