Career Programs at Howard CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Howard Community College is $9,459 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

Howard Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .

41% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,138 (exclude student loans).

Howard CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$9,459
Average Financial Amount	$4,138

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Howard Community College offers 49 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 1,436 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Howard Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	14	62
2 Years Certificate	35	33
Total	49	1,436

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

62 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
33 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
1,341 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	15	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	5	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	1	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	3	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other)	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	5	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	5	-
Meeting and Event Planning	✕	5	-
	Total	62

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	✕	1	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	12	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	$22,400
General Studies	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Commercial and Advertising Art	✕	0	-
Commercial Photography	✕	0	-
Fine and Studio Arts Management	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	✕	0	$52,000
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	0	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	✕	0	-
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	✕	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	17	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Meeting and Event Planning	✕	0	-
Management Information Systems	✕	0	-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	33

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians (other)	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	39	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	17	-
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Education	✕	12	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	9	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Mathematics Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Chemistry Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Physics Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Engineering	✕	15	-
Computer Engineering	✕	2	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	17	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	784 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	203	-
General Studies	✕	581	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Services Administration	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (other)	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	241 completers	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	9	-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	✕	1	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	13	-
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	✕	12	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	7	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	✕	15	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	✕	0	-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	✕	11	-
Public Health	✕	0	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	167	-
Business [+]	✕	165 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	78	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	7	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	24	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	✕	1	-
Management Information Systems	✕	54	-
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	1,341

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 8,177 students are attending at Howard Community College. There are 200 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 426 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 13 to 1 (7.69%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 636 (full-time) and 553 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Howard Community College is 25% and transfer-out rate is 24%. The retention rate is 68% at the school.

Howard CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	8,177
Graduation Rate	25%
Number of Faculty	626
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

Student Population at Howard CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,080 students enrolled into Howard Community College. By gender, 3,268 male and 4,812 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Howard Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Howard Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,080	3,268	4,812
Full-time	2,377	1,176	1,201
Part-tme	5,703	2,092	3,611

There are 2,250 White (27.85%), 2,432 Black/African American (30.10%), 1,007 Hispanic (12.46%), 1,039 Asian (12.86%), and 2,354 students with other races attending Howard Community College. 470 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Howard Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,080	3,268	4,812
American Indian/Native American	16	7	9
Asian	1,039	455	584
Black/African American	2,432	869	1,563
Hispanic	1,007	364	643
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	2	3
White	2,250	1,006	1,244
Two More	501	229	272
Un-Known	360	165	195
Non-resident Alien	470	171	299

Howard Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

1,910 students (23.64% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,968 students (36.73% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Howard Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Howard Community College
	Number of Students
Total	8,080
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,910
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,968
Not in Online Courses	3,202

By age range, at Howard Community College, 2,385 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.52% of total students), 3,102 students are aged below 20 (38.39%), 235 students are aged above 50 (4.93%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Howard Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	8,080	3,268	4,812
Under 18	891	342	549
Age 18-19	2,211	1,110	1,101
Age 20-21	1,352	649	703
Age 22-24	1,033	439	594
Age 25-29	973	315	658
Age 30-34	587	163	424
Age 35-39	357	75	282
Age 40-49	439	100	339
Age 50-64	199	57	142
Over 64	36	17	19
Age Un-Known	2	1	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Howard Community College is accredited by Middle States Commission on Higher Education (1/1/1975 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Howard Community College.

10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD

443-518-1000

School Website

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