Howard College Trade Programs

Howard College is a public institution located in Big Spring, Texas. Big Spring is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Where Is Howard College?

Contact details for Howard County Junior College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1001 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, TX 79720
Phone:	432-264-5000
Website:	www.howardcollege.edu

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Can I Afford Howard County Junior College?

In a recent term, part-time Howard County Junior College students paid $132 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $179 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,320	$5,770
Fees	$306	$306
Books and Supplies	$1,690	$1,690
On Campus Room and Board	$5,838	$5,838
On Campus Other Expenses	$4,627	$4,627

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Howard County Junior College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $3,820 a year. That adds up to $15,280 over four years for those students.

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Howard College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,674 undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College, with 1,001 being full-time and 2,673 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,001 full-time undergraduates at Howard County Junior College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	513
White	384
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Online Learning at Howard College

In 2022-2023, 2,008 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard County Junior College has changed over the last few years.

Howard College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	0	1	63	64
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	0	0	43	43
Medical/Clinical Assistant	0	0	26	26
Construction Engineering Technology	18	0	0	18
Welding Engineering Technology	0	0	18	18
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	0	14	0	14
Radiologic Technology	3	6	0	9
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	8	0	8
Surgical Technology	0	8	0	8
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	7	0	0	7
Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist	4	0	0	4
Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, & Nail Instructor	1	0	0	1
Nail Technician/Specialist & Manicurist	1	0	0	1
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	34	37	150	221

Howard College Trades

In a recent academic period, Howard College awarded 555 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	26	0	0
Allied Health Professions	3	0	22	0
Construction Engineering Technology	18	0	0	0
Cosmetology	6	63	1	0
Dental Support Services	0	0	14	0
Environmental Control Technology	7	0	0	0
Industrial Production Technology	0	18	0	0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	0	43	0	0
Total	99	381	75	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.