Houston City College
San Jacinto Memorial Building, formerly San Jacinto High School | |
Former names | Houston Community College (1971–2025) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public community college system |
| Established | 1971 |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Chancellor | Margaret Ford Fisher |
Academic staff | 2,535 |
Administrative staff | 1,465 |
| Students | 52,000+ (Fall 2024) |
| Location | , , United States of America |
| Campus | 23 commuter campuses |
| Nickname | HCCS (or HCC) |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www.hccs.edu |
Houston City College (HCC), also known as the Houston City College System (HCCS), is a public community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Greater Katy, and Stafford in U.S. state of Texas. Founded in 1971 as Houston Community College, it is notable for actively recruiting internationally and for the large number of international students enrolled, over 5,700 in 2015. Its open enrollment policies, which do not require proficiency in English, are backed by a full-time 18-month English proficiency program and remedial courses.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of HCCS includes the following school districts:
- the Houston Independent School District,
- the Stafford Municipal School District,
- the Spring Branch Independent School District (included in service area by state law, but is not part of the tax base),
- the Alief Independent School District,
- the Katy Independent School District,
- the North Forest Independent School District (now consolidated into Houston ISD),
- the portions of the Fort Bend Independent School District located within the cities of Houston, Missouri City, and Pearland. Additionally, it includes areas not in Wharton County Junior College (in other words, not in Sugar Land nor in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Sugar Land.)