Houston Community College - Central
1300 Holman Street
Houston, Texas 77004

Houston community college - Central in Houston, Texas, offers college-level courses that lead to an associate's degree and transfer to a four-year school for a bachelor's degree. HCC-Central also offers workforce programs to the Associate in Applied Science degree.

The academic departments at Central College offer a wide array of programs, including biology, history, music, sociology, and much more. To supplement the academics, HCC-Central also offers developmental courses, an Honors Program, service learning opportunities, and individualized tutoring programs.

Central College's Workforce Programs equip students with the skills, knowledge, and training leading to employment in a specific technical or occupational field. Programs of study include Culinary Arts, carpentry, child development, fashion design, computer science, welding technology, and many others. Full-time students generally meet the A.A.S. degree requirements in two years.

The Office of Student Activities at promotes student involvement in extracurricular activities, such as intramural sports and student organizations. Workshops and seminars that provide leadership learning training are provided. Student activities at Central College include creative writing conferences, community service projects, cultural gatherings, lecture series, and more.

As a campus of Houston Community College (HCC), Central College provides affordable education. HCC takes price in the diversity, openness, and opportunity that it offers. Houston Community College - Central College provides academic courses for transfer to four-year institutions, terminal degrees, and certificates in more than 70 fields of work, continuing education, and corporate training.

Quick Facts:

Since it opened in 1971, Houston Community College has educated and trained more than 1.3 million students.

Financial aid in the form of grants, work-study, loans, and scholarships is available at Houston Community College - Central College.

Houston Community College offers distance education courses to students via Internet, videocassette, and broadcast television.

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