Houston Community College (HCC) is a public community college that operates colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Greater Katy, and Stafford. The college was established in the year 1971, under the governance of Houston Independent School District as a result of a Public Referendum.
In the year 1989, the college was separated from the HISD and established their own Board of Trustees. In the year 1992, the Houston restructured into a multi-college system.
The main aim of the college is to provide a high-quality, affordable education for academic advancement, career development, lifelong learning to prepare individuals to a real world. The student body of the college is very diverse and has students from all over the world. The college has around 55,000 students in all their campuses who have enrolled for their different programs.
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The student-faculty ratio is 24:1.
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The graduation rate of college is 15%.
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The retention rate is 66% for full-time students and 47% for part-time students.
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The total student population of the college is 57,032, which includes 16,415 full time and 40,617 part-time students.
Online Education at HCC
The college provides online classes for those who cannot travel on-campus to earn their degree. The online classes are structured which helps a student to understand the curriculum easily.
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The college offers 8 online programs across various disciplines. College majors include Accounting and Business Management.
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The college assigns advisors for students online who help them in every aspect of their academic progression from goal setting and degree planning to transfer planning and graduation.
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The support technicians in the college provide technical support services for online students and faculty for 24/7.
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