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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Howard Community College is $8,976 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 .
57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,626 (exclude student loans).
| Tuition & Fees | $8,976 |
|---|---|
| Average Financial Amount | $4,626 |
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.
| Award Level | Total Number of Programs | Available Online Class | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 1 Year Certificate | 14 | 0 | 62 |
| 2 Years Certificate | 35 | 0 | 33 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 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.
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 23% and transfer-out rate is 20%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
| Student Population | 8,177 |
|---|---|
| Graduation Rate | 23% |
| 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.
| 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.
| 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.
| 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%).
| 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