Houston Community College helps students soar

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Out of work or need a career change? Houston Community College can help you make a fresh start in your professional and personal life. You may think you can't dedicate the time to a traditional college setting, but HCC has options that are affordable, accessible and achievable.

After 80 Saturdays of class time, HCC will give you a degree. The new HCC Weekend College is designed for working adults. The hybrid format program offers business management; accounting; and core curriculum, general transfer courses. Learn more at hccs.edu/weekendcollege.

Another good option for earning a degree is by "logging in" to HCC Online. Courses are equivalent to on-campus, except 85 percent or more of the coursework is completed through an online learning management system called Eagle Online. Search for your course of choice by visiting hccs.edu/online.

HCC is having much success with its 13 Centers of Excellence that focus on industry best practices to give students the skills for prosperous careers. The Centers of Excellence include: Business, construction, consumer arts and sciences, digital and information technology, engineering, global energy and process technology, health sciences, logistics, manufacturing, material science, media arts and technology, public safety and automotive technology, and visual and performing arts.

"With our Centers of Excellence, we can offer high quality training and education that will allow students to either move on to a four-year university, or move right into a job where the hands-on experience they received can be put to good use immediately," said Dr. Cesar Maldonado, HCC chancellor.

These opportunities are a cost-effective investment in your future.

The average tuition and fee rates for 12 credit hours, in-district is $816. That is 75-80 percent lower at Houston Community College than at public universities in Texas, making HCC a choice for Houston's growing workforce. Through financial aid, grants and scholarships, students are able to take classes without having to worry how to pay for them.

From cost-effective to absolutely free - any high school student in the greater Houston area who wants to kick-start his/her college career early can enroll in the Dual Credit program at HCC. Out-of-district fees are waived, which means students can get their high school diploma and their associate degree at no cost.

Another free program is the HCC Central-based Honors College, which is expanding to the Spring Branch and Stafford campuses to provide academically gifted students the opportunity receive a top-notch educational experience.

What is keeping you from starting a new educational journey? Visit online at hccs.edu.