Columbia, Maryland · Public · 2-year · Midsize city
Overview
Howard Community College is a public two-year institution in Columbia, Maryland. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 8,643 students in fall 2024.
Howard Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 58 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Registered Nursing, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 1,341 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
8,643
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
1,341
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
58
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 58
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
General StudiesCertificateAssociateOnline option596 graduates
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
49%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
1,241
Certificates under 1 year
56
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
44
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
8,643
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,643
Full-time, fall 2024
25%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
14,375
Full-time, 2024-25
18%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
57%
Men
43%
White
23%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
27%
Asian
15%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
35%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Daria Willis
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, OtherComputer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information AssuranceBusiness Administration and Management+83
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information AssuranceLiberal Arts and SciencesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other+50