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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

Can I Afford Howard County Junior College?

For the <nil> academic year, 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	$260	$260
Books and Supplies	$1,690	$1,690
On Campus Room and Board	$5,090	$5,090
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 10% of students took out student loans averaging $5,073 a year. That adds up to $20,292 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Howard County Junior College is 3.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Howard College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,050 undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College, with 1,027 being full-time and 3,023 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,027 full-time undergraduates at Howard County Junior College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	8
Black or African American	35
Hispanic or Latino	536
White	371
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Online Learning at Howard College

In 2020-2021, 2,071 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Howard County Junior College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Howard College was 46.6%. This is the #584 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Howard County Junior College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.