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Housatonic Community College Overview

Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Housatonic Community College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Housatonic Community College Known For?

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  • The student loan default rate at Housatonic Community College is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Housatonic Community College.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 29% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Housatonic Community College?

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Contact details for Housatonic Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 06604-4704
Phone: 203-332-5000
Website: housatonic.edu

How Do I Get Into Housatonic Community College?

You can apply to Housatonic Community College online at: housatonic.edu/enroll/prospective-students-inquiry

Housatonic Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Housatonic Community College?

1% Take Out Loans
3.2% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Housatonic Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,718 a year. That adds up to $14,872 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Housatonic Community College is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Housatonic Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,154 Full-Time Undergraduates
59% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,604 undergraduate students at Housatonic Community College, with 1,154 being full-time and 2,450 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,154 full-time undergraduates at Housatonic Community College, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 36
Black or African American 280
Hispanic or Latino 476
White 281
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 75

Over 18 countries are represented at Housatonic Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Jamaica, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at Housatonic Community College

1,812 Took All Classes Online
2,892 Took At Least One Class Online
241.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 2,892 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Housatonic Community College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Housatonic Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Housatonic Community College was 241.8%. This is the #246 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Housatonic Community College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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