Houston Community College

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees of Houston Community College () is $4,344 for Texas residents and $5,460 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than the average tuition ($7,119) of public community colleges in Texas.

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Houston Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Texas community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State
Tuition & Fees	$4,344	$5,460
Books & Supplies	$2,250
Off-Campus Living Costs	$13,630
Average Financial Aid	$4,032
Cost of Attendance	$20,224	$21,340
After Financial Aid	$16,192	$17,308
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$39,300

2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Texas Residents	Out-of-State Students
Houston Community College	$4,344	$5,460
Public Community Colleges in Texas	$4,361	$7,119
Public Community Colleges in U.S.	$4,939	$8,623

Tuition Trends

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Houston Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	65	90	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. "Only in Classroom" means that the program is offered only on-site classes and "not offered" means that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	32 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Communications Technologies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	18 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	30 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Artificial Intelligence	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	101 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	99 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Personal and Culinary Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Barbering/Barber	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	NOT OFFERED	102 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Engineering Science	NOT OFFERED	86 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Instrumentation Technology/Technician	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Metallurgical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Technology/Technician	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	28 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Language Interpretation and Translation	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	NOT OFFERED	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Child Development	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	39 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	50 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	1,936 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	580 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics and Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	3 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Science Technologies/Technicians

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Technology/Technician	14 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	65 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	115 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Anthropology	NOT OFFERED	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	9 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer	NOT OFFERED	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Electrician	4 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	7 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	25 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medium/Heavy Vehicle and Truck Technology/Technician	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Machine Shop Technology/Assistant	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Welding Technology/Welder	36 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel Design	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Interior Design	NOT OFFERED	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	34 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Music Theory and Composition	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Management	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Dental Assisting/Assistant	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	26 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	12 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder	27 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	47 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapist Assistant	NOT OFFERED	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	46 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	67 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	20 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	31 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	19 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	37 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Histologic Technician	NOT OFFERED	10 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	276 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	44 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	749 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	29 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	5 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	53 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	NOT OFFERED	33 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support Services	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	16 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Restaurant/Food Services Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	15 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	43 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Fashion Merchandising	NOT OFFERED	23 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
History	NOT OFFERED	8 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 48,159 students at Houston Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 18,363 male students and 28,417 female students are attending the school. The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	46,780	13,236	33,544
Male Students	18,363	5,701	12,662
Female Students	28,417	7,535	20,882

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Houston Community College, there are 48,159 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 30,080 students were attending classes through distance learning (16,560 students are enrolled exclusively and 13,520 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	48,159
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	16,560
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	13,520
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	18,079

School Profile and Academic Overview

Houston Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Houston, Texas. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $4,344 for Texas residents and $5,460 for other students on average. It offers 202 degree programs through 65 Certificate, 90 Associate's programs. The average earning in 10 years after graduation from the school is $39,300.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	3100 Main Street, Houston, TX
Phone	877-422-6111
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	In-State$4,344 Out-of-State$5,460
Student Population »	48,159 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	17%
Transfer-out Rate	17%
Retention Rate	63% (Full-time) 46% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$4,032
Students to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation	$39,300

Houston Community College

A Community College in Houston, Texas

2024 Tuition & Fees

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Student Population

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

School Profile and Academic Overview

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