Houston City College is a public four-year institution in Houston, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 53,253 students in fall 2024.
Houston City College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 114 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Business Administration and Management, and Biology. It awarded 7,836 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.
Mission
Houston City College is an open-admission, public institution of higher education offering a high-quality, affordable education for academic advancement, workforce training, career development, and lifelong learning to prepare individuals in our diverse communities for life and work in a global and technological society.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
53,253
Students enrolled
7,836
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
114
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Programs and majors offered 114
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
15
Associate degrees
5,634
Certificates under 1 year
1,403
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
784
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
53,253
Undergraduates, fall 2024
53,253
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
75,599
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
58%
Men
42%
White
11%
Hispanic or Latino
36%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
22
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Chancellor
Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization