Howard Community College Overview

Located in Columbia, Maryland, Howard Community College is a public institution. Columbia is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Howard Community College Known For?

1,243 Undergraduate Awards

The associate's degree is the highest award offered at HCC.
In a recent academic period25% of the faculty were full-time.
A student who earns a bachelor's degree from HCC makes roughly $49,020 a year. This is 20% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Howard Community College?

Contact details for HCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044-3197
Phone:	443-518-1000
Website:	www.howardcc.edu

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How Do I Get Into HCC?

You can apply to HCC online at: https://howardcc.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login

As long as you submit the requested materials to Howard Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Howard Community College?

6% 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 HCC, approximately 6% of students took out student loans averaging $5,183 a year. That adds up to $20,732 over four years for those students.

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Howard Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,683 Full-Time Undergraduates

54% Women

59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 9,566 undergraduate students at HCC, with 2,683 being full-time and 6,883 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,683 full-time undergraduates at HCC, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	384
Black or African American	685
Hispanic or Latino	325
White	801
International Students	194
Other Races/Ethnicities	294

Over 72 countries are represented at HCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Vietnam.

Howard Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	665	0	665
Nursing	0	151	0	151
General Business/Commerce	0	62	0	62
Allied Health Professions	15	46	0	61
Management Information Systems	0	60	0	60
Computer Information Systems	0	29	0	29
Accounting	7	17	4	28
Culinary Arts	3	16	8	27
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	0	21	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	15	0	15
Dental Support Services	0	13	0	13
Computer Systems Networking	11	1	0	12
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	12	0	12
General Education	0	10	0	10
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	9	1	0	10
General Engineering	0	10	0	10
Human Development & Family Studies	0	6	4	10
Building Management & Inspection	1	6	0	7
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	0	4	3	7
Public Health	0	7	0	7
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	5	0	0	5
Electrical Engineering	0	5	0	5
Business Administration & Management	1	2	0	3
Audiovisual Communications	1	2	0	3
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	2	0	2
Computer Engineering	0	2	0	2
Business Support & Assistant Services	1	0	0	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	1	0	1
Computer Engineering Technology	0	0	1	1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	1	0	1
Fire Protection	0	1	0	1
Security Science and Technology	1	0	0	1
Horticulture	0	0	0	0
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	0
Special Education	0	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	0
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	55	1,147	41	1,243

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.

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