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Education at Howard Community College

If you are interested in studying education, you may want to check out the program at Howard Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

HCC Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Education

HCC Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at HCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at Howard Community College.

HCC Education Associate’s Program

72% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of education associate's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 19% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard Community College with a associate's in education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific 22
General Education 12
Teacher Education Subject Specific 5

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Howard Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Elementary School Teachers 28,250 $71,060
Teacher Assistants 21,060 $33,280
High School Teachers 19,330 $72,610
Middle School Teachers 12,450 $69,710
Preschool Teachers 9,400 $38,440

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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