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CHC

The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston

Houston, Texas Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston is a private for-profit two-year institution in Houston, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 681 students in fall 2024. It is part of Empowerment Healthcare Schools.

The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston offers certificates and associate degrees across 10 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Dental Assisting/Assistant, Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder, and Rehabilitation Aide. It awarded 487 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 23 to 1.

Mission

The College of Health Care Professions (CHCP) is dedicated to providing quality training to individuals interested in the allied health care fields. Knowledge and proficiency are attained through demonstration, actual operation of equipment, and practice of learned techniques. It is our aim to provide students with the knowledge and technical proficiency that will make them employable for entry level positions in the allied health care field.

Mission statement as reported by The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
681
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
487
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
10
Programs and majors
23:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 10

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
23:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
10
Certificates under 1 year
14
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
463

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
681
Undergraduates, fall 2024
681
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,053
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
87%
Men
13%
White
4%
Hispanic or Latino
51%
Black or African American
38%
Asian
4%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
1%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Empowerment Healthcare Schools
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
CEO
Eric Bing
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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