General Education at Howard Community College

What traits are you looking for in a education school? To help you decide if Howard Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education program.

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 General Education section at the bottom of this page.

HCC General Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Education

HCC General Education Rankings

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 General Education Associate’s Program

70% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of education associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in education only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 13% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Education

The following education concentations are available at Howard Community College. 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
General Education	12

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
Education Professors	940	$75,470

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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