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Semester Credit Student Profile

HCC's Quick Facts & Current Semester Credit Profile
Strong Returns for Your Dollar | Current Semester Credit Profile | Semester Credit Profiles by Date

HCC by the Numbers (Updated 10/21/2008)
44.2percent of all Howard County undergrads in Maryland at HCC
25percent of 2008 Howard County Public School grads at HCC in Fall 2008
11,274credit students enrolled for FY2008
17,056non-credit students enrolled for FY2008
21median age of an HCC credit student
40median age of an HCC noncredit student
5,966number of classes offered at HCC in academic year 2007-2008
93percent of HCC nursing students who pass licensure exam on first try
434,129total HCC credit and noncredit headcount enrollments over past 20 years

Strong Returns for Your Dollar
Source: Socioeconomic study by CC Benefits, Inc. December 2007.

Strong investment returns for HCC students.

  • Students boost their earning power through their HCC education, resulting in a 21% return on their tuition and college costs.
  • Students earning a two-year degree at HCC will earn $457,200 more than someone with a high school diploma or GED.

Strong investment returns for the community.

  • HCC pumps about $401.5 million annually into the local community.
  • For every $1 allocated to HCC, state and Howard County governments see a 7.4% return in the form of higher tax receipts and lower social costs (e.g., better health care and less incarceration).
  • Nearly 75% of HCC students stay in the community and contribute to the local government.
Current Semester Credit Profile

Archive of Semester Credit Profiles by Date

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