Howard Community College is a public community college located in Columbia, MD. It offers 90 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 1 programs).

It is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Howard Community College is $8,136 for Maryland residents and $10,836 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Maryland public community colleges' average ($10,142).

The school has 8,643 students, which is higher than Maryland community collleges' average (5,028). In addition, 1,870 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Maryland community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Howard Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Maryland 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.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - Howard CC
Maryland ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$8,136$10,836
Books & Supplies$2,400
Off-Campus Living Costs$28,467
Average Financial Aid$3,118
Cost of Attendance$39,003$41,703
After Financial Aid$35,885$38,585
Howard CC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Maryland ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Howard Community College$8,136$10,836
Public Community Colleges in Maryland$7,529$10,142
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Howard 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
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs1NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs4743NOT 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. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and Rhetoric NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 29 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications NOT OFFERED
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Education program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager12 completers
 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED 2 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Chemistry Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EngineeringNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED 3 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services Management3 completers
 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 142 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General Studies 596 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Construction Trades program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Services AdministrationNOT OFFERED 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Commercial and Advertising Art NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Commercial Photography NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine and Studio Arts Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 16 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)1 completers
 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFERED 17 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 206 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training25 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 62 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting2 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 7 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 1 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems 48 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Management ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 8,643 students at Howard Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,560 male students and 4,980 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
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total8,5402,2776,263
Male Students3,5601,1102,450
Female Students4,9801,1673,813

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 8,643 total students, 5,742 students enrolled through distance learning (1,870 students enrolled exclusively and 3,872 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,643
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,870
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses3,872
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses2,901

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Howard Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD
Phone443-518-1000
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$8,136
Out-of-State$10,836
Student Population »8,643 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »24%
Transfer-out Rate26%
Retention Rate69% (Full-time)
49% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,118
Students to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)