Hillsborough Community College

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#6413 / #1689
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Two-year community college in Hillsborough County, Florida

Hillsborough Community College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1689
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$2,506
Graduation rate
35%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
21,472

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Hillsborough Community College Featured Rankings

About Hillsborough Community College

According to Wikipedia, Hillsborough Community College is a public community college in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. History HCC was one of the last community colleges to be created in Florida, founded in 1968. Only Pasco–Hernando State College, out of the 28-school Florida community college system, was founded later.

Hillsborough Community College's Online Degrees

Certificate in Accounting Technology Specialist CCC
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Management
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Business Administration Transfer Track
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Management
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Operations
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Specialist
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Hospitality Administration Transfer Track
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computer Programming Specialist
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Database Administrator
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Game Authoring
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Criminology And Criminal Justice Studies
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Fire Science Technology
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Paralegal Studies
  • Required Credits: 64
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Paralegal Studies
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Digital Media/Multimedia Instructional Technology
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Teacher Preparation Transfer Track
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Math Education Transfer Track
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Visual Assessment
  • Required Credits: 11
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts Transfer Track
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online
AS in Opticianry
  • Required Credits: 72
  • Format: Fully online
AA in Psychology Transfer Track
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Format: Fully online

Hillsborough Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
35%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Hillsborough Community College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$2,506

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Hillsborough Community College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Hillsborough Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,697 a year, and 87% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Hillsborough Community College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
39,76239,762

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Hillsborough Community College?

Hillsborough Community College is located at 39 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606-3584.

How Safe is Hillsborough Community College?

Hillsborough Community College reported 0.2 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter campuses. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Hillsborough Community College has a violent crime rate of 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Tampa has a violent crime rate of 0.44% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.47%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Hillsborough Community College Known For?

Hillsborough Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Hillsborough Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Hillsborough Community College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Medical
#4023
World Rank
#4025
Historical Rank
#1169
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1169 in the U.S. and #4023 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Engineering
#6280
World Rank
#6287
Historical Rank
#1206
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1206 in the U.S. and #6280 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Criminal Justice
#2356
World Rank
#2359
Historical Rank
#1206
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1206 in the U.S. and #2356 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Business
#4485
World Rank
#4487
Historical Rank
#1213
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1213 in the U.S. and #4485 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Communications
#5562
World Rank
#5577
Historical Rank
#1476
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1476 in the U.S. and #5562 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Education
#6631
World Rank
#6633
Historical Rank
#1716
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1716 in the U.S. and #6631 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Social Work
#4878
World Rank
#4878
Historical Rank
#1838
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1838 in the U.S. and #4878 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Computer Science
#7467
World Rank
#7474
Historical Rank
#1892
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #1892 in the U.S. and #7467 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Nursing
#6440
World Rank
#6440
Historical Rank
#2494
USA Rank

Hillsborough Community College ranks #2494 in the U.S. and #6440 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees

Who Are Hillsborough Community College's Most Influential Alumni?

Hillsborough Community College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, History, and Earth Sciences. Here are some of Hillsborough Community College's most famous alumni:

Othello Hunter
Othello Hunter
A Liberian-American basketball player.
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
An American professional wrestler, actor and television personality.
Barkha Sonkar
An Indian basketball player.