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Located in Columbia, Maryland, Howard Community College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

Where Is Howard Community College?

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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

Howard Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Howard Community College?

7% Take Out Loans
2.0% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. 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.

The student loan default rate at HCC is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Howard Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,377 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 8,080 undergraduate students at HCC, with 2,377 being full-time and 5,703 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

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

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

1,910 Took All Classes Online
4,878 Took At Least One Class Online
119.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 4,878 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of HCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Howard Community College was 119.8%. This is the #204 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at HCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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