Houston City College
Houston, TX · Public · 40,503 undergrads · website ↗
- 37% Hispanic undergrads
- No application fee
- Open admission
Does anyone get out?
The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.
17.2%
of students transfer to a four-year institution
- Completed after transferring
- 2.3%
- Still enrolled after transferring
- 6.7%
had finished a degree by year 2
still progressing at year 2
What it costs
| Household income | Avg net price / year |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $5,722 |
| $30,000 – $48,000 | $4,271 |
| $48,000 – $75,000 | $6,534 |
| $75,000 – $110,000 | $8,363 |
| Over $110,000 | $10,123 |
| All incomes (average) | $5,737 |
Sticker tuition and fees: $2,040 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.
These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Houston City College's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.
Net price calculator ↗Other costs of attendance, 2025–26
The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.
| Housing and meals, off campus (not with family) | $9,330 |
| Books and supplies | $2,250 |
| Other expenses, off campus | $4,300 |
Outcomes
- Completion rate
- 17%
- Students with Pell grants
- 36%
- Earnings @ 10yr
- $39,254
- Median debt
- $13,921
at this college
after entering
at graduation
Admission and teaching
- SAT/ACT policy
- Open admission
- Application fee
- None
- Students per faculty member
- 23 to 1
- Faculty who are full-time
- 36%
Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)
undergraduate, 2023–24
undergraduates, fall 2024
fall 2024
What students study
Earnings and debt by field of study
Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.
Associate degrees (25)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 1,623 | $36,328 | $48,944national $44,125 | $12,435 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 896 | $37,750 | $52,985national $48,733 | $14,062 |
| Biology, General | 626 | $31,634 | $58,846national $44,758 | $10,500 |
| Psychology, General | 183 | $25,708 | —national $39,288 | $11,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 123 | — | $58,451national $37,656 | $13,550 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 117 | $70,801 | $89,002national $80,813 | $14,485 |
| Computer Science | 111 | — | —national $62,283 | $13,291 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 94 | $73,398 | $80,188national $65,389 | $12,000 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | 92 | $38,570 | $62,339national $54,971 | $14,496 |
| Graphic Communications | 65 | $19,437 | $34,557national $36,221 | — |
| Engineering Science | 59 | $74,422 | $80,602national $75,098 | $5,250 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 53 | $52,881 | $52,208national $42,269 | $14,000 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 52 | $26,715 | $27,150national $39,605 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 39 | $40,368 | $46,694national $47,660 | $15,802 |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 35 | $24,421 | $22,631national $27,014 | $18,626 |
| Real Estate | 35 | — | —national $40,327 | $20,074 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 34 | $36,573 | $36,872national $37,587 | $29,862 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 32 | $42,248 | $30,434national $38,127 | — |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | 29 | $22,327 | $27,069national $35,660 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 24 | — | $48,330national $58,424 | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 19 | — | $63,664national $57,472 | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 17 | $49,232 | $60,458national $55,895 | — |
| Physical Science Technologies/Technicians | 15 | $57,667 | $74,124national $80,768 | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 13 | — | $78,980national $61,982 | — |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians | 5 | — | $73,729national $77,878 | — |
Undergraduate certificates (15)
| Field of study | Degrees awarded 2023–24 | Earnings, 1 yr after | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Median federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision Metal Working | 204 | $40,369 | $41,773national $48,702 | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | 135 | $34,853 | $42,204national $34,272 | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | 107 | $23,600 | $22,667national $26,307 | $12,023 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 86 | $41,063 | $38,800national $47,440 | $14,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 70 | $58,551 | $59,021national $57,702 | $7,500 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | 67 | $37,464 | $49,714national $51,586 | $9,618 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 67 | $65,890 | $75,287national $57,584 | — |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | 59 | — | $22,990national $30,572 | — |
| Fire Protection | 41 | $30,962 | $56,144national $62,436 | — |
| Real Estate | 35 | — | $27,929national $46,762 | $14,498 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | 32 | — | $35,035national $32,681 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 31 | $41,139 | $39,946national $44,589 | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 29 | — | $55,262national $53,359 | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | 27 | — | $49,588national $48,148 | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 0 | — | $41,545national $57,294 | — |
A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 83 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.
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Contact and accreditation
- Address
- 3100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002
- Phone
- (877) 422-6111
- Institutional accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
Where would you transfer to?
Find four-year colleges ranked by what they'd cost your family and what graduates earn — then check which of your credits they accept before you commit.
Find four-year matches →Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.
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