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Howard Community College

Howard Community College
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044-3197

Official telephone: (443) 518-1200
Website: https://www.howardcc.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Student:Faculty ratio: 13:1
Total faculty: 219 men, 401 women
Full-time faculty: 64 men, 123 women
Part-time faculty: 155 men, 278 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Biotechnology
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Child Development
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
  • Community Health and Preventive Medicine
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician
  • Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Design and Applied Arts, Other
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, General
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Fire Services Administration
  • General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other
  • General Studies
  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Information Science/Studies
  • Information Technology
  • Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
  • Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Office Management and Supervision
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Pharmacy Studies
  • Public Health, General
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Telecommunications Technology/Technician
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
Certificates

  • Accounting
  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Biomedical Technology/Technician
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Commercial Photography
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Computer/Computer Systems Technology/Technician
  • Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • General Studies
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Meeting and Event Planning
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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