Howard Community College Teaching Programs

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

Where Is Howard Community College?

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

How Do I Get Into HCC?

You can apply to HCC online at: https://howardcc.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login

As long as you submit the requested materials to Howard Community College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Howard Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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

There are 8,080 undergraduate students at HCC, with 2,377 being full-time and 5,703 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

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

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

Howard Community College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Associate’s	TOTAL
General Education	16	16
Early Childhood Education	15	15
Mathematics Education	1	1
General Special Education	0	0
Chemistry Education	0	0
English & Language Arts Education	0	0
Physics Education	0	0
Spanish Education	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0
TOTAL	32	32

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.