20000 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339

Lone Star College - Kingwood is a community college located in Kingwood, Texas. Lone Star College - Kingwood is a part of the Lone Star College System. Other schools in the Lone Star College System include: CyFair; Montgomery; North Harris and Tomball. The Lone Star College System was founded in 1972 as the North Harris County College. The original college served students in the Aldine, Humble and Spring school districts. Later, New Caney, Tomball, Conroe, Willis, Splendora, Klein and Cypress-Fairbanks joined the consortium. In 2003, the Lone Star College System relocated to their present location in The Woodlands. The system was previously known as the North Harris Montgomery Community College District.

Lone Star College - Kingwood was founded in 1972 to serve communities along the U.S. 50 corridor. The colleges has several associate degree programs, including: accounting; anthropology; art; astronomy; biology; business; chemistry; child development and family studies; computer graphic arts technology; computer information technology; Cosmetology; criminal justice; dance; dental hygiene; drama; economics; education; engineering; English; facilities management; French; gaming; geography; geology; German; government; graphic design; history; humanities; interactive media; interior design; Italian; journalism; kinesiology; logistics management; management and marketing; math; management; nursing; occupational therapy; philosophy; physics; professional office technology; psychology; respiratory care; Spanish; speech; visual communication; and vocational nursing.

Prospective students wishing to enroll in Lone Star College - Kingwood must have a high school diploma or GED for all of the associate degree programs and most of the certificate and diploma programs; and should either have SAT or ACT scores, or take the Compass exam. Students who have attended other colleges or universities must also provide a transcript from those schools. Students in high school may dual enroll in the schools while completing their high school education. Students in need of GED assistance can obtain that from schools within the Lone Star College System.

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Lone Star College - Kingwood is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Additionally, individual programs have earned accreditation through specialization agencies.

In the first year, the Lone Star College System served a little more than 600 students. Today, more than 45,000 students enroll in one of the schools that comprise the Lone Star College System.

There are various financial aid packages to assist students who want to attend Lone Star College - Kingwood, including federal and state loans and grants; scholarships and other payment options.

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