Howard Community College Healthcare Programs

Located in Columbia, Maryland, Howard Community College is a public institution. The location of HCC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Howard Community College?

Contact details for HCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044-3197
Phone:	443-518-1000
Website:	www.howardcc.edu

How Do I Get Into HCC?

You can apply to HCC online at: https://howardcc.elluciancrmrecruit.com/Apply/Account/Login

Howard Community College has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Howard Community College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At HCC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,592 a year. That adds up to $18,368 over four years for those students.

Howard Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 8,080 undergraduate students at HCC, with 2,377 being full-time and 5,703 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,377 full-time undergraduates at HCC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	334
Black or African American	639
Hispanic or Latino	304
White	652
International Students	171
Other Races/Ethnicities	277

Over 72 countries are represented at HCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Howard Community College

In 2022-2023, 4,295 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at HCC has changed over the last few years.

Howard Community College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	0	150	0	150
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	0	29	0	29
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	0	17	0	17
Physical Therapy Assistant	0	12	0	12
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	2	9	0	11
Laboratory Technician	0	10	0	10
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	9	0	9
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	8	8
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	0	8	0	8
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	4	2	6
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	0	0	0	0
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	0	0	0	0
General Public Health	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	248	10	260

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.