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Howard Community College is a public institution situated in Columbia, Maryland. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

30 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Howard Community College?

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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

Howard 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 Howard Community College?

7% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At HCC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,592 a year. That adds up to $18,368 over four years for those students.

Howard Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,377 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,080 undergraduate students at HCC, with 2,377 being full-time and 5,703 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 2,377 full-time undergraduates at HCC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 334
Black or African American 639
Hispanic or Latino 304
White 652
International Students 171
Other Races/Ethnicities 277

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

Online Learning at Howard Community College

1,693 Took All Classes Online
4,295 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 4,295 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Howard Community College Computer Science Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s TOTAL
General Computer & Information Sciences 0 21 21
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 7 2 9
TOTAL 7 23 30

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*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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