Education at Howard College

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

Howard County Junior College is located in Big Spring, Texas and approximately 3,674 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.

Howard County Junior College Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Education (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Education

Howard County Junior College Education Rankings

Education Student Demographics at Howard County Junior College

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

Howard County Junior College Education Associate’s Program

85% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education associate's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in education at Howard County Junior College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Howard County Junior College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at Howard College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	24

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 TX, the home state for Howard College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Elementary School Teachers	136,780	$56,520
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Teacher Assistants	88,700	$23,290
Middle School Teachers	66,470	$56,580
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960

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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