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Houston Community College System

Houston Community College System
3100 Main Street P.o. Box 667517
Houston, Texas 77002

Website: Houston Community College System

Type of college:2-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Less than one year, One but less than two years, Two but less than 4 years

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Aircraft Mechanic / Technician Airframe
  • Auto / Automotive Body Repairer
  • Auto / Automotive Mechanic / Technician
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Building / Property Maintenance and Management
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Communications
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Cartography
  • Child Care and Guidance Workers and Management
  • Child Care Services Manager
  • Civil Engineering / Civil Technology / Technician
  • Commercial Photography
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Computer Engineering Technology / Technician
  • Computer Programming
  • Construction / Building Technology / Technician
  • Cosmetologist
  • Court Reporting
  • Dental Assistant
  • Desktop Publishing Equipment Operator
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography Technician
  • Diesel Engine Mechanic and Repairer
  • Drafting General
  • Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineer
  • Electrical / Electronics Equip. Installer
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Medical Technology / Technician
  • Executive Assistant / Secretary
  • Fashion Design
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Fire Protection and Safety Technology / Technician
  • Fire Science / Firefighting
  • General Office / Clerical and Typing Services
  • General Studies
  • Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Health and Physical Education General
  • Heating & Refrigeration
  • Horticulture Services Operations and Management
  • Hotel / Motel and Restaurant Management
  • Human Resources Management
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Technology / Technician
  • Institutional Food Workers and Administration
  • Insurance and Risk Management
  • Interior Design
  • Landscaping Operations and Management
  • Law Enforcement / Police Science
  • Legal Administrative Assistant / Secretary
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Machine Shop Assistant
  • Major Appliance Installer and Repairer
  • Medical Administrative Assistant / Secretary
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Medical Radiologic Technology / Technician
  • Medical Records Technology / Technician
  • Music Business Management and Merchandise
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Nuclear Medical Technology / Technician
  • Nursing (RN Training)
  • Occupational Safety and Health Technology
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Ornamental Horticulture Operations and Management
  • Paralegal / Legal Assistant
  • Pharmacy Technician / Assistant
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Practical Nurse (L P N Training)
  • Psychiatric / Mental Health Services Technician
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology
  • Real Estate
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician
  • Sign Language Interpreter
  • Small Engine Mechanic and Repairer
  • Surgical / Operating Room Technician
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Veterinarian Assistant / Animal Health
  • Welder / Welding Technologist

Classification: Associate’s Colleges: These institutions offer associate’s degree and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 40,929
Undergraduate enrollment 40,929
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 45%
Women 55%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 24%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 14%
Hispanic 27%
White non-Hispanic 33%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Houston Community College System Information