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Houston City College

Houston City College

Houston, TX · City · 40,503 students
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$5,737
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
17%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$39,254
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
About

Houston Community College (HCC) is one of the nation’s largest and most diverse community college systems, widely recognized for its affordable university transfer pathways and premier allied health and nursing programs connected directly to the Texas Medical Center. Serving a largely commuter and non-traditional student body across numerous campuses throughout the metro area, the college fosters a pragmatic, career-oriented culture with flexible day, evening, and online scheduling. HCC is especially distinctive for its high international student enrollment and robust corporate partnerships across Houston’s energy, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing sectors, which create seamless pipelines directly into the regional workforce.

Wikipedia:Houston City College (HCC), also known as the Houston City College System (HCCS), is a public community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Greater Katy, and Stafford in the U.S. state of Texas. Founded in 1971 as Houston Community College, it is notable for actively recruiting internationally and for the large number of international students enrolled, over 5,700 in 2015. Its open enrollment policies, which do not require proficiency in English, are backed by a full-time 18-month English proficiency program and remedial courses. In 2025, its board voted to rename the college to Houston City College.

Location
Houston, TX, 77002 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
HOU · Houston Hobby
9 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$2,040$5,460
Books & supplies$2,250$2,250
Cost of attendance$12,009$18,006
Average net price$5,737Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$5,460
In-state: $2,040
Books & supplies$2,250
Cost of attendance$18,006
In-state: $12,009
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,737
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.hccs.edu
How it’s made up · out-of-state, 2025-26
Houston City College’s own figures for 2025-2026, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$2,043
Books & supplies$1,125
Personal expenses$1,215
Transportation$935
Total published by the school$18,006
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$5,722
$30–48k
$4,271
$48–75k
$6,534
$75–110k
$8,363
$110k+
$10,123
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
17%
Entered 2017–18
Transferred
18%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
33% graduated · 25% transferred · 3% still enrolled · 40% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$31,319
10 yrs after entry$39,254
Debt
Median at graduation$13,921
Monthly payment$148
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$12k
90th percentile$22,522
Admissions

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Student Body
Gender
Men 41%Women 59%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell grant
36%
First-gen
50%
Family income
$19,771
Independent
52%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
61%
Race & ethnicity
White
10%
Hispanic
37%
Black
28%
Asian
9%
Two or more
2%
Non-resident
10%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$17M
Full-time faculty
36%
Faculty salary
$8,308/mo
Teaching spend
$5,870
per student
Federal loans
15%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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