This document provides an overview of Howard Community College (HCC) in Maryland, including its campus locations, enrollment statistics, transfer pathways for students, tuition costs compared to other area colleges, and recognition awards. HCC has three campus locations serving over 14,000 credit students annually from over 100 countries. Nearly half of Howard County high school graduates and residents attend HCC. The top transfer institutions for HCC students are the University of Maryland colleges. HCC offers affordable tuition that is significantly lower than private institutions in the area. The college has received national recognition for quality, community service, and being a great place to work.
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Howard Community College GovConnects Roundtable Cyber Workforce 22Nov13
1. ¡°Workforce Education at the University Level and
Security Clearances¡±
November 22, 2013
Dr. Kathleen Hetherington
President
Howard Community College
Columbia, Maryland
2. HCC Campus Locations
? Columbia
? Charles I. Ecker Business Training Center
? Laurel College Center (a partnership with Prince George¡¯s
Community College)
? Mount Airy College Center for Health Care
Education (a partnership with Carroll and Frederick Community Colleges)
3. Enrollment
Credit Enrollment:
?14,668 (unduplicated) for the 2012-2013 academic year
?Headcount increase: 1.03% & FTE Increase: 1.36%
?10,223 (unduplicated) fall 2013
?Headcount increase: 0.7% FTE Increase: 1.9%
Non-Credit Enrollment:
?15,395 (unduplicated) for the 2012-2013 academic year
Over 1, 466 international citizens from 111 different
countries are represented in HCC¡¯s student body.
4. Where Howard County High
School Seniors Go After High
School
Of all
seniors who
graduate in
the spring,
1 out of 4
go to HCC in
the fall.
Other colleges and
universities,
military, work
HCC
5. Where Howard County
Residents Go to College
Top 7 Maryland
postsecondary
institutions
enrolling
Howard County
undergraduates
50%
More than 46%
go to HCC
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Fall 2011 (Maryland Higher Education Commission)
7. Tuition & Fees of Area
Colleges
Annual
Full-Time
Tuition
& Fees
$10,000
Private
$8,000
Johns
Hopkins
$43,930
$6,000
$4,000
Loyola
$42,591
$2,000
$0
McDaniel
College
$35,800
2012-2013
Hood
HCC: $4,170
Source: MD Business Officers, College Board
CCBC, MC, and PGCC (based on 30 credits annually)
$32,300
8. Recognitions and Awards
? 2011 President¡¯s
Higher Education
Community Service
Honor Roll (sixth
?2007 U.S. Senate
Productivity Award
?2012 Heiskell Award
for Innovation in
consecutive year that the
college has received this
International
honor)
Education
2008 National Malcolm
Baldrige Quality Award ? HCC-TV, Emmy Award
?National Center of
FINALIST
by the National
Digital Forensics
Television Academy
Academic Excellence
of Arts & Sciences
2009 - 2013 ¡°Great
JT
Colleges to Work For¡± ¨C
selected by The
Chronicle of Higher
Education
? And¡