Houston Community College

Houston Community College
San Jacinto Memorial Building, formerly San Jacinto High School
TypeCommunity College System
Established1971
ChancellorDr. Margaret Ford Fisher
Academic staff
2,535[1]
Administrative staff
1,465[1]
Students52,000+ [2] (Fall 2024)
Address
3100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004
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Campus23 Commuter Campuses
NicknameHCCS (or HCC)
AffiliationsSACS
MascotEagle
Websitewww.hccs.edu

Houston Community College (HCC), also known as Houston Community College System (HCCS), is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Greater Katy, and Stafford in Texas. 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.[3]

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of HCCS includes the following school districts:[4]

  1. ^ a b "HCC Fact Book". Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ "College Navigator - Houston Community College". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  3. ^ Manny Fernandez (October 30, 2015). "A Global Community's College". The New York Times. Retrieved November 3, 2015. Because the college has an open admission policy and does not require the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or Toefl, most students must go through an 18-month, full-time English-language program as well as remedial courses.
  4. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.182, "Houston Community College System District Service Area" Access date: March 10, 2024.
    See also: "HCC Single Member Districts 2023" (PDF). Houston Community College. Retrieved 2024-03-10. - See profile page