Houston Community College

The Houston Community College System (HCC) has an open admission policy and offers associate degrees, ongoing education, workforce training, and prerequisite coursework for students enrolled at universities. In addition to traditional classes, the system offers online classes and other distance education courses via video and broadcast TV. HCC is the fourth largest community college in the US. It has six area colleges (Central, Coleman, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest) throughout Houston, and more than 60,000 students are enrolled each year. HCC was founded in 1971.