Howard Community College
Howard Community College at a Glance
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About Howard Community College
According to Wikipedia, Howard Community College is a public community college in Columbia, Maryland. It offers classes for credit in more than 100 programs, non-credit classes, and workforce development programs. In addition to the main campus in Columbia, courses are also held at two satellite campuses.
Howard Community College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 69% | 24% |
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 Howard Community College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,146 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $11,793 |
| 30K - 48K | $11,236 |
| 48K - 75K | $12,707 |
| 75K - 110K | $12,603 |
| 110K+ | $18,419 |
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 Howard Community College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Howard Community College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $53,227 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.
Howard Community College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 14,060 | 14,060 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Howard Community College?
Howard Community College is located at 10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia, MD 21044-3197.
How Safe is Howard Community College?
Howard Community College reported 0.1 violent and property offenses on campus per 1,000 students in 2024, fewer than most large commuter two-year 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, Howard Community College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.01%. 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).
What Is Howard Community College Known For?
Howard Community College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Howard Community College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Howard 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
Howard Community College ranks #1175 in the U.S. and #5076 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesHoward Community College ranks #1192 in the U.S. and #6237 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesHoward Community College ranks #1345 in the U.S. and #3404 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesHoward Community College ranks #2071 in the U.S. and #7434 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesHoward Community College ranks #2478 in the U.S. and #8706 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesHoward Community College ranks #2510 in the U.S. and #9167 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesHoward Community College ranks #2673 in the U.S. and #5540 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesHoward Community College ranks #2724 in the U.S. and #9995 worldwide for influence in Education.
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