| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Name | Houston City College (HCC) since 5 September 2025; the HCC initials and hccs.edu web address are unchanged |
| Type | Public college district; campus, hybrid and online classes |
| Locations | 19 campuses and centers in Houston, Katy, Missouri City and Stafford, all in Texas, under six colleges, plus HCC Global Online |
| Students | 53,253 in fall 2024 (federal IPEDS count) |
| Credentials | Continuing-education awards, certificates, associate degrees and applied bachelor’s degrees; 169 programs in HCC’s program finder |
| Program length | From continuing-education courses such as the 40-hour Human Resources Series and the 108-hour nurse aide course to 60–68-credit associate degrees; bachelor’s degrees 120 credits |
| Tuition 2026-27 | $84.50 per credit hour in-district, $180.50 for other Texans, $227 out-of-state, fees included; unchanged since 2020-21 |
| Accreditation | The Commission on Colleges and Universities (formerly SACSCOC), for associate and bachelor’s degrees; reaffirmed June 2022, next reaffirmation 2032 |
| Federal aid | Yes (Title IV, OPEID 01063300; Pell Grants); VA benefits and the Texas Hazlewood Act |
| Founded / governance | 1971; nine-member Board of Trustees elected from single-member districts |
| Facts checked | October 2026 |
A Houston public college district with a new name
Houston City College’s board approved the college’s current name on 18 June 2025, after it gained approval to award bachelor’s degrees, and the name took effect on 5 September 2025. Founded in 1971, HCC is an independent public college district governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees elected from single-member districts. It is not run by Harris County.
HCC is organized as six colleges with 19 campuses and centers, plus the online HCC Global Online. Health programs are concentrated at Coleman College for Health Sciences in the Texas Medical Center; police, fire, EMS and truck-driver training at the Northeast campus; welding at Eastside; and automotive and diesel at Northline, North Forest and the Automotive Technology Training Center. The college had 53,253 students in fall 2024, all undergraduates, according to IPEDS.
Career programs and where they are taught
HCC’s program finder lists 169 programs, counting both credit awards and continuing-education (CE) courses. Credit programs are charged by the credit hour (see the tuition table below). CE awards, such as occupational skills awards and institutional certificates, carry one listed tuition that excludes books, exams and vouchers; the CE prices below were listed in October 2026. Many programs are taught at only one or two sites.
| Program | Credential | Length | Where taught | Prepares for | Published cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing (ADN, Professional Nursing Practice) | AAS, 60 credits | 2 years | Coleman; Coleman at Midtown | NCLEX-RN | Per-credit tuition |
| LVN-to-ADN transition | AAS, 60 credits | 3 semesters full-time (press reports) | Coleman | NCLEX-RN | Per-credit tuition |
| Vocational Nursing | Certificate Level 2, 48 credits | 3 semesters | Coleman | NCLEX-PN (Texas LVN) | Per-credit tuition |
| Certified Nurse Aide | Continuing-education certificate, 108 hours | – | 9 sites | Texas HHSC nurse aide exam | $895 |
| Patient Care Technician | Continuing-education certificate, 356 hours | – | South, Midtown, Acres Homes, Eastside, Brays Oaks | NCCT, NHA or ACA certification | $2,767 |
| Phlebotomy; EKG Technician | Occupational skills awards, 216 and 240 hours | – | South, Midtown, Eastside, Brays Oaks (phlebotomy also Acres Homes) | National phlebotomy and EKG certifications | $1,510; $1,706 |
| Radiography | AAS, 64 credits | 2 years | Coleman; Coleman at Midtown | ARRT | Per-credit tuition |
| Computed Tomography | Enhanced skills certificate, 12 credits | 1 semester, evenings | Coleman | ARRT (CT) | Per-credit tuition |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonography | AAS, 64 credits; certificate, 45 credits | 2 years; 4 semesters | Coleman (online lectures, in-person labs and clinicals) | ARDMS | Per-credit tuition |
| Surgical Technology | AAS, 60 credits | 6 semesters | Coleman; Coleman at Midtown | NBSTSA (CST) | Per-credit tuition |
| Respiratory Therapy | AAS, 66 credits | 2 years | Coleman; Coleman at Midtown | NBRC; Texas Medical Board license | Per-credit tuition |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | AAS, 60 credits | 2 years full-time, 3 part-time | Coleman | NBCOT | Per-credit tuition |
| Physical Therapist Assistant | AAS, 66 credits | 2 years | Coleman | NPTE | Per-credit tuition |
| Medical Laboratory Technician | AAS, 60 credits | 2 years | Coleman | ASCP Board of Certification | Per-credit tuition |
| Dental Assisting; Dental Hygiene | Certificate, 38 credits, or AAS; Dental Hygiene AAS, 68 credits | 3 semesters (certificate); 5 semesters (hygiene) | Coleman (assisting certificate also Midtown) | Texas dental assistant registration; dental hygiene licensure | Per-credit tuition |
| Pharmacy Technician | Skills award (14 credits) to AAS (60 credits) | 13 weeks to 60 credits | Coleman; retail certificate also North Forest, Eastside | PTCB | Per-credit tuition |
| Medical Assistant | Certificate Level 2, 43 credits; AAS | 4 semesters (certificate) | Coleman | CMA (AAMA) or RMA (AMT) | Per-credit tuition |
| Medical coding and health information | Coding skills award, 192 hours (online); HIT AAS, 60 credits | – | Global Online; Coleman | CCA (AHIMA), CPC (AAPC) | $1,233 (coding award) |
| Sterile Processing | Certificate, 16 credits; skills award, 13 credits | 2 semesters | Coleman | HSPA CRCST | Per-credit tuition |
| EMT, AEMT and Paramedic | EMT course; AEMT certificate, 19 credits; Paramedic certificate, 40 credits; EMS AAS | – | Northeast (AEMT also Spring Branch) | NREMT | Per-credit tuition |
| Firefighter | Basic Firefighter certificate, 26 credits; AAS degrees | – | Northeast | TCFP standards | Per-credit tuition |
| Police academy | Basic Peace Officer Licensing certificate, 24 credits; Law Enforcement AAS | – | Northeast | Texas peace officer licensing (age 21+) | Per-credit tuition |
| Commercial Truck Driver | Continuing-education award, 200 hours (Class A); separate Class B course | 5 weeks days, 10 weeks evenings or 10 weekends | Northeast (Roland Smith Truck Driving Center) | Class A CDL | $4,350 |
| Automotive; Collision Repair | AAS, 60 credits; certificates from 12 credits; Collision certificate, 38 credits | – | Automotive Technology Training Center, North Forest, Northline | ASE-accredited (Maintenance & Light Repair) | Per-credit tuition |
| Heavy Vehicle and Diesel | AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 27 and 39 credits; skills award | – | Northline; AAS also North Forest | – | Per-credit tuition |
| Welding | AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 24–36 credits; Welding Technician award, 160 hours | – | AAS Eastside; structural certificate at 6 campuses | AWS/SENSE guidelines built in | $1,919 (technician award) |
| HVAC | Certificates of 21 and 42 credits; AAS, 60 credits | – | Central, South, Eastside | No certification named on the program page | Per-credit tuition |
| Electrical Technology; Solar | AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 18 credits | – | Central, South (solar at Central) | No Texas license named | Per-credit tuition |
| Plumbing Technician | Occupational skills award, 160 hours | – | Central, South | Entry-level work | $1,198 |
| Machining | CNC AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 24 and 45 credits | – | Eastside, Felix Fraga, Central, Stafford | NIMS-accredited program | Per-credit tuition |
| Construction Management; Drafting | AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 18–24 credits | – | Central, South (drafting also Alief Bissonnet; construction management also online) | – | Per-credit tuition |
| Cosmetology, barbering, facial, nails, lash | Cosmetology AAS, 60 credits, and certificate, 48 credits; Barbering certificate, 27 credits; other Level 1 certificates | – | Northline, Alief Bissonnet, Eastside; barbering at Central; nails and lash also South | TDLR exams | Per-credit tuition |
| Culinary Arts; Pastry Arts | AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 16–41 credits | – | Central | ACF certification | Per-credit tuition |
| Filmmaking; Digital Gaming & Simulation | AAS, 60 credits; certificates | – | Alief Hayes (film); West Loop (gaming) | – | Per-credit tuition |
| Audio Recording; Music Business | AAS; certificates | – | Spring Branch (audio certificate also North Forest) | – | Per-credit tuition |
| Paralegal (Legal Assistant) | AAS, 60 credits; certificates of 18 and 30 credits | – | 6 campuses and Global Online | No ABA approval stated | Per-credit tuition |
| Programming, networking, cybersecurity | AAS degrees; certificates | – | Brays Oaks, Missouri City, Stafford, West Loop; most programming awards and the Microsoft server networking AAS also online | Cisco tracks (CCNA, CCNP) | Per-credit tuition |
| Aviation Maintenance | Airframe and Powerplant AAS, 60 credits each; certificate, 17 credits | – | North Forest | Being developed toward FAA Part 147; not yet FAA-certificated | Per-credit tuition |
Many health programs carry their own accreditation: radiography (JRCERT, an eight-year award), sonography, surgical technology, paramedic and the medical assistant certificate (CAAHEP), OTA (ACOTE), PTA (CAPTE), medical laboratory technician (NAACLS), respiratory therapy (CoARC), dental assisting and dental hygiene (CODA), the Level 2 pharmacy technician certificate (ASHP/ACPE) and health information technology (CAHIIM, through 2027). Culinary and pastry arts are accredited by the ACF Education Foundation, automotive by the ASE Education Foundation and machining by NIMS. Applied bachelor’s degrees include the Healthcare Management BAS and an Artificial Intelligence BAT; the board has approved three more (information technology, project management and early childhood education), which were still going through accreditation in 2026. Communications, Music and the Criminal Justice AS are transfer degrees, not job training.
What the main programs cover
Nursing: the relaunched ADN and vocational nursing
The two RN routes started in fall 2025: the Professional Nursing Practice AAS takes 30 students in each fall and spring intake, and the LVN-to-ADN transition takes about 30 of roughly 100 applicants per window. Vocational nursing is larger, admitting about 100 of some 300 applicants per window to a three-semester certificate at Coleman. Its spring 2027 window ran from 4 May to 31 July 2026, and the fall 2027 window runs from 9 November 2026 to 9 April 2027. Central Campus offers a separate Allied Health AAS with a vocational nursing specialization, taught in person and hybrid.
Radiography, CT and sonography
Radiography is a two-year, 64-credit degree taught through the Coleman campus and Coleman College at Midtown, ending with the ARRT registry exam. Computed Tomography is a one-semester, 12-credit certificate that meets in the evening. Sonography students choose between the 64-credit AAS and a 45-credit, four-semester certificate; lectures are delivered online, while labs and clinicals are in person. The program is accredited in the abdomen-extended and OB/GYN concentrations, and it is selective, admitting 26 students in fall and 16 in spring from about 200 applicants per window.
CDL at the Roland Smith Truck Driving Center
The Class A course is 200 contact hours at the Northeast campus’s truck driving center, and students pick one of three schedules: five weeks of weekday classes, ten weeks of evenings or ten weekends. A separate Class B course runs over six weeks of weekends. Because it is a continuing-education award, it is priced as one program rather than by the credit hour, and the price excludes books and exam costs. HCC reports that all 470 students who took the Class A exam in 2024-25 passed.
Police, fire and EMS at Northeast
HCC’s public safety training is concentrated at one campus with a shooting range, burn building and training tower. The police academy is a 24-credit Basic Peace Officer Licensing certificate open to applicants aged 21 and over. The 26-credit Basic Firefighter certificate follows Texas Commission on Fire Protection standards and is one of seven fire science awards. EMS training is stackable: an EMT course ending in the NREMT exam, a 19-credit AEMT certificate, a 40-credit paramedic certificate, a 60-credit EMS AAS, and a 9-credit route for registered nurses to become paramedics.
Welding at Eastside and five other campuses
HCC teaches welding at six campuses. The 24-credit Structural Welding certificate is offered at Central, South, North Forest, Alief Bissonnet, Eastside and Stafford. Eastside is the only campus with the 60-credit AAS and the 36-credit Combination Pipe certificate, and it shares the 24-credit Welding Automation certificate with Stafford. AWS and SENSE guidelines are built into the credit courses. Continuing education adds the 160-hour Welding Technician award, advanced and pipe welding, TIG welding, and Industrial Pipefitter and Pipefitter Helper courses.
Automotive and diesel
Automotive and diesel students choose among three sites. The 60-credit Automotive Technology AAS is taught at the Automotive Technology Training Center and at North Forest, and the program is accredited by the ASE Education Foundation for Maintenance & Light Repair. Northline teaches the shorter automotive awards, from a 12-credit Light Auto course to a 39-credit Automotive Technician certificate, and every level of heavy vehicle and diesel training, from a Diesel Maintenance course to the AAS. The training center also teaches a 38-credit collision repair certificate.
Tuition by residency, fees and aid
HCC charges by the semester credit hour, at three rates set by where the student lives. Its taxing district covers the Houston, Alief, Spring Branch, Katy and Stafford school districts and parts of Fort Bend ISD, and residents there pay the lowest rate. Fees are built into each rate: in-district students pay $33.00 tuition plus $25.50 general, $25.00 technology and $1.00 activity fees per credit hour. Rates have not changed since 2020-21. The 12-hour totals below are our arithmetic from the published rates, and they match HCC’s own 12-hour totals for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
| Residency (2026-27) | Per credit hour, fees included | 12 credit hours, with the $6 recreation fee |
|---|---|---|
| In-district (lives in HCC’s taxing district) | $84.50 | $1,020 |
| Out-of-district Texas resident | $180.50 | $2,172 |
| Out-of-state and international | $227.00 | $2,730 |
Online courses add a $42 distance-education fee per course, and in-person or hybrid classes at the Katy campus add a $5 per credit hour building-use fee (since spring 2024). At the in-district rate, a 60-credit AAS comes to about $5,070 in tuition and fees before books and supplies; other Texans pay about $10,830. HCC’s tuition page shows no separate rate for bachelor’s courses. CE programs are priced per program: nurse aide $895, HR Series $945, plumbing technician $1,198, medical coding $1,233, phlebotomy $1,510, EKG $1,706, welding technician $1,919, patient care technician $2,767 and CDL $4,350. Federal figures for 2024-25 put annual tuition and fees at $2,040 in-district, $4,344 for other Texans and $5,460 out of state, and Niche lists an average net price of $5,734 a year.
HCC takes part in federal student aid (OPEID 01063300), and Niche reports that 59% of students receive Pell Grants. Its named scholarships include the Eagle Promise, which covers tuition, fees and up to $500 in books per semester for spring high-school graduates who live in the taxing district; the Chancellor Scholarship ($500 a semester, for a 4.0 GPA after 30 or more HCC credits); and the Impact Scholarship (up to $1,000 a semester, for income under $50,000). The HCC Foundation application for 2025-26 was “temporarily paused”. CE program pages name Texas Public Education Grants (TPEG) and the Connect 2 Workforce Scholarship. Veterans work with the VMASS office (Veteran & Military-Affiliated Student Success) on VA benefits, the Texas Hazlewood Act and Defense Department tuition assistance, and Central Campus has a Veterans Center.
Admissions, selective programs and schedules
Admission to the college is open. Program pages such as electrical technology and digital gaming require TSI testing before students start an AAS. Health programs admit separately and competitively: vocational nursing takes about 100 of 300 applicants per window, LVN-to-ADN about 30 of 100, the ADN 30 a term, sonography 42 a year from about 200 applicants per window, and sterile processing has limited enrollment. The police academy requires applicants to be 21.
Most campuses run day, evening and weekend classes, and hours differ by campus. The CT certificate meets in the evenings and CDL has day, evening and weekend formats. In spring 2025, according to HCC’s Fast Facts, 36.8% of course enrollments were online at the student’s own pace, 9.4% online on a schedule, 39.8% in person and 9.0% hybrid. Online courses are open to residents of states in the NC-SARA agreement, which covers every state except California; programs with internships or practicums can carry extra state rules.
Accreditation and published results
Houston City College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges and Universities, which was SACSCOC until 1 September 2026, to award associate and baccalaureate degrees. Its last reaffirmation, in June 2022, came “with no recommendations”, and the next is due in 2032. We found no sanction, warning or probation. The vocational nursing program and the new ADN are both conditionally approved by the Texas Board of Nursing, according to HCC’s nursing page.
Program results as HCC reports them on its program pages (we could not reach the Texas Board of Nursing’s reports to check the nursing figures):
| Program | Result HCC reports | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Vocational Nursing (NCLEX-PN) | 98% (120 students) | 2024-25 |
| Radiography (ARRT) | 97.7% (42 of 43); five-year average 95% | 2025; 2021–25 |
| Respiratory Therapy (NBRC) | 100% (16 students) | 2024-25 |
| Surgical Technology (CST) | 100% | 2023–25 |
| Physical Therapist Assistant (NPTE, first time) | 93.3% | 2025 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant (NBCOT) | 86%; three-year average 83% | 2025; 2023–25 |
| Medical Laboratory Technician (ASCP) | 100% (6 students) | 2024-25 |
| Dental Assisting | 100% (44 students) | 2024-25 |
| Dental Hygiene (licensure) | 100% (14 students) | 2024-25 |
| Pharmacy Technician, Level 2 certificate (PTCB) | 96% (26 students) | 2024-25 |
| Medical Assistant | 87.90% five-year average | 2020–24 |
| Paramedic (first attempt) | 27 of 28 graduates | 2025 |
| Certified Nurse Aide | 89% (183 students) | 2023-24 |
| Commercial Truck Driver (Class A CDL) | 100% (470 students) | 2024-25 |
| Cosmetology; Facial; Lash (TDLR) | 94% (62); 90% (57); 93% (14) | 2024-25 |
| Culinary Arts (ACF certification) | 100% | 2025-26 |
HCC’s paramedic page calls its 2025 result a “100% pass rate” but also says 27 of 28 graduates passed on the first attempt, so we give the count. HCC’s culinary page also cites 78% job placement, but that figure covers 2017 to 2020. There are no RN results for the new ADN, because its first students started in fall 2025. HCC closed its previous ADN program voluntarily in 2023-24, after a third straight year of falling NCLEX-RN pass rates; the remaining students were taught out. College-wide, the federal graduation rate is 17%, with another 17% transferring out, for first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 and were tracked for 150% of normal time. Niche puts median earnings five years out at $47,815.
We found two employment cases. HCC police officers filed a whistleblower-retaliation lawsuit in December 2023; we could not confirm the outcome. Bloomberg Law reported that three consolidated race-discrimination suits brought by 119 employees were settled for an undisclosed amount, and the court granted the motion to dismiss on 17 December 2025.
Before you enroll
- Tuition depends on your address. Texans living outside HCC’s taxing district pay $180.50 per credit hour, more than twice the in-district $84.50, and out-of-state students pay $227. Check whether your address is in the district before you plan costs.
- The ADN and LVN-to-ADN programs are new and conditionally approved, with no NCLEX-RN results yet. The college closed its previous ADN in 2023-24 after its pass rates fell three years running. Ask about current clinical placements and first-cohort progress.
- Some program names promise more than the program page states. The paralegal program states no ABA approval, interior design is not CIDA-accredited, the HVAC page names no EPA 608 or other certification, the electrical page mentions no Texas electrician license, and Aviation Maintenance at North Forest is still being developed toward FAA Part 147 approval.
- Many programs are taught at one site only: most health programs at Coleman, police, fire, paramedic and CDL training at Northeast, culinary, pastry and barbering at Central, filmmaking at Alief Hayes and game design at West Loop. Check the travel time from your home before you apply.
- Open admission covers the college, not its health programs. Vocational nursing, sonography and the nursing degrees fill a fixed number of seats from much larger applicant pools.
Where Houston City College teaches
HCC lists 20 locations under six colleges. The West Houston Institute shares the Alief Hayes campus’s address, so it is listed with that campus. The 3100 Main Street building holds the system office and HCC Global Online as well as Coleman College at Midtown, which teaches there. The Katy campus has been on Colonial Parkway since the Foxlake Drive site closed in May 2022, and the Gulfton center is no longer on HCC’s list of locations.
| College | Site | City | Main career programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Central Campus | Houston | Culinary and pastry arts, barbering, interior design, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, welding, machining |
| Central | South Campus | Houston | HVAC, electrical, plumbing, welding, drafting, construction management, short health courses, nails and lash |
| Coleman College for Health Sciences | Coleman Campus (Texas Medical Center) | Houston | Nursing, LVN, radiography, sonography, surgical tech, respiratory, OTA, PTA, MLT, dental, pharmacy, medical assistant |
| Coleman College for Health Sciences | Coleman College at Midtown | Houston | Pre-health courses; parts of ADN, radiography, surgical tech, respiratory, dental assisting, healthcare management BAS; short health courses |
| Northeast | Acres Homes Campus | Houston | Nurse aide, phlebotomy, patient care technician, medical office |
| Northeast | Automotive Technology Training Center | Houston | Automotive AAS, collision repair, heavy vehicle repair |
| Northeast | Northeast Campus | Houston | Police academy, fire, EMS and paramedic, CDL |
| Northeast | North Forest Campus | Houston | Automotive and heavy vehicle AAS, welding, retail pharmacy tech, audio; aviation maintenance in development |
| Northeast | Northline Campus | Houston | Diesel and heavy vehicle, automotive certificates, cosmetology |
| Northwest | Alief Bissonnet Campus | Houston | Cosmetology, facial and nails, welding, drafting, electrical and HVAC courses |
| Northwest | Alief Hayes Campus (with the West Houston Institute) | Houston | Filmmaking, digital communication and graphic design, engineering |
| Northwest | Katy Campus | Katy | Engineering, art and design, logistics, paralegal, cyber security courses |
| Northwest | Spring Branch Campus | Houston | Audio recording, music business, performing arts, AEMT |
| Southeast | Eastside Campus | Houston | Welding AAS, HVAC, CNC, cosmetology, short health courses |
| Southeast | Felix Fraga Academic Campus | Houston | CNC AAS, nurse aide |
| Southwest | Brays Oaks Campus | Houston | Short health courses, networking, electrical technician |
| Southwest | Missouri City Campus | Missouri City | Application development, networking, nurse aide |
| Southwest | Stafford Campus | Stafford | Welding, machining, application development, networking |
| Southwest | West Loop Campus | Houston | Digital gaming and simulation, programming, networking |
No housing; clinicals and veterans support
HCC has no college housing; it is a commuter college, and Niche reports that 33% of its students are over 25. Career help comes mainly through the programs themselves: the pharmacy technician skills award includes 160 clinical hours, and the patient care technician, phlebotomy and EKG courses include clinical placements. Several programs publish employment results, such as radiography’s 98.8% five-year average employed within 12 months, PTA’s 96% to 100% for 2023–25, and the medical laboratory technician program’s 100% placement. Veterans have a Veterans Center at Central Campus and the VMASS office.
What students say
On Niche, Houston City College has 3.81 out of 5 from 3,880 reviews and an overall grade of B (checked 7 October 2026). Most ratings are three or four stars: 1,001 five-star, 1,460 four-star, 1,178 three-star, 149 two-star and 92 one-star reviews. Reviewers most often praise low cost and flexible online, evening and weekend schedules; supportive professors and small classes; and a diverse, welcoming student body. Complaints center on administrative communication and access to advising, including help with transfer pathways and getting into courses; thin campus life and few activities; and a shortage of dining and gathering spaces. The reviews cover the whole college rather than one campus, and Niche still lists them under the old name’s web address. We could not check review dates, so we cannot say whether they cluster in time.
Sources
Checked October 2026: HCC locations · Name change · Accreditation · Tuition and costs 2026-27 · Explore all programs · College Navigator · Becker’s on the ADN closure · Niche
Programs & Courses
Nursing
- Professional Nursing Practice (ADN), AAS (relaunched fall 2025)
- LVN Transition to Professional Nursing Practice (LVN-to-ADN), AAS
- Vocational Nursing (LVN), Certificate Level 2
- Allied Health – Vocational Nursing specialization, AAS
- Certified Nurse Aide (continuing education)
Health Sciences
- Radiography, AAS
- Computed Tomography, Enhanced Skills Certificate
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Surgical Technology, AAS
- Respiratory Therapy, AAS
- Occupational Therapy Assistant, AAS
- Physical Therapist Assistant, AAS
- Medical Laboratory Technician, AAS
- Dental Assisting
- Dental Hygiene, AAS
- Pharmacy Technician
- Medical Assistant and Medical Scribe
- Health Information Technology and Medical Coding
- Healthcare Management (AAS and BAS)
- Sterile Processing
- Patient Care Technician (continuing education)
- Phlebotomy Technician (continuing education)
- EKG Technician (continuing education)
Public Safety
- EMT, Advanced EMT and Paramedic; EMS AAS
- Fire Science & Safety (Basic Firefighter, Firefighter AAS, Fire & Arson Investigation)
- Basic Peace Officer Licensing (police academy)
- Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement, AAS
Transportation and Automotive
- Commercial Truck Driver (CDL Class A and B)
- Automotive Technology
- Autobody/Collision Repair Technician
- Heavy Vehicle, Diesel & Industrial Technology
- Aviation Maintenance Technology (in development; not yet FAA-certificated)
Skilled Trades and Manufacturing
- Welding Technology (AAS, structural, pipe and automation certificates)
- Welding Technician (continuing education)
- Heating, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
- Electrical Technology
- Solar Technician
- Plumbing Technician (continuing education)
- Machining Technology (CNC and manual machinist)
- Industrial Pipefitter (continuing education)
Construction and Design
- Construction Management Technology
- Building Inspection
- Drafting & Design Engineering Technology
- Interior Design
Cosmetology and Barbering
- Cosmetology Operator
- The Art of Barbering
- Facial Specialist
- Nail Technician
- Lash
Culinary Arts
- Culinary Arts
- Pastry Arts
Media, Arts and Design
- Filmmaking
- Digital Gaming & Simulation (Programmers and Artists tracks)
- Digital Communication (including Graphic Design)
- Audio Recording Technology
- Music Business
Business and Law
- Accounting
- Banking/Finance
- Business Management (including Human Resource Management)
- Marketing and Digital Marketing
- Logistics & Global Supply Chain Management
- Paralegal Technology (Legal Assistant)
Information Technology
- Application Development
- Data Science
- Computer Systems Networking (Cisco, Cybersecurity, Microsoft)
Campus Locations
HCC Central Campus, Houston, TX 1300 Holman Street, Houston, TX 77004
HCC South Campus, Houston, TX 1990 Airport Boulevard, Houston, TX 77051
HCC Coleman Campus, Houston, TX 1900 Pressler St., Houston, TX 77030
HCC Coleman College at Midtown, Houston, TX 3100 Main St., Houston, TX 77002
HCC Acres Homes Campus, Houston, TX 630 W. Little York Road, Houston, TX 77091
HCC Automotive Technology Training Center, Houston, TX 4638 Airline Drive, Houston, TX 77022
HCC Northeast Campus, Houston, TX 555 Community College Drive, Houston, TX 77013
HCC North Forest Campus, Houston, TX 6010 Little York Road, Houston, TX 77016
HCC Northline Campus, Houston, TX 8001 Fulton Street, Houston, TX 77022
HCC Alief Bissonnet Campus, Houston, TX 13803 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX 77083
HCC Alief Hayes Campus, Houston, TX 2811 Hayes Road, Houston, TX 77082
HCC Katy Campus, Houston (Katy), TX 22910 Colonial Parkway, Katy, TX 77449
HCC Spring Branch Campus, Houston, TX 1010 West Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX 77043
HCC Eastside Campus, Houston, TX 6815 Rustic Street, Houston, TX 77087
HCC Felix Fraga Academic Campus, Houston, TX 301 North Drennan Street, Houston, TX 77003
HCC Brays Oaks Campus, Houston, TX 8855 West Bellfort Ave., Houston, TX 77031
HCC Missouri City Campus, Houston (Missouri City), TX 1600 Texas Parkway, Missouri City, TX 77489
HCC Stafford Campus, Houston (Stafford), TX 10041 Cash Road, Stafford, TX 77477
HCC West Loop Campus, Houston, TX 5601 West Loop South, Houston, TX 77081