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Howard County's Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) and the Columbia Housing Center (CHC) have announced a Student Rental Subsidy Program to help HCC students find and rent local housing. "This funding provides students and families vulnerable to housing insecurity the opportunity to receive assistance towards the cost of housing. Eliminating this burden allows students to focus on their pathways to success in work and life," said Daria J. Willis, president of HCC. Read More!

Student Advocacy Day is an annual, statewide event where students from Maryland's 16 community colleges share their stories with legislators and advocate for community college funding. HCC's 13 students spent the day advocating for equitable funding to support services and cohort programs. Oluwatunmise (Tunmise) Eboda, SGA VP, was selected as the keynote speaker and shares, "Affordable education is an investment in our future, one where everyone has an opportunity to meet their full potential."

HCC students are taking center stage at the upcoming Kennedy Center Festival. “We’re honored to be recognized for our theatre work at HCC!” said Bill Gillett, professor of theatre and chair of performing arts. “Bringing our performance of Medea to the KCACTF festival in Pittsburgh, will be a thrilling event for the cast and crew, and their experience at the festival will be an amazing opportunity for students to develop and shine!” Read More!

Howard Community College’s esports team recently won its seventh National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC) championship, becoming the winningest program in the 400-team league’s three-year history.

HCC recently took center stage at the MD Department of Labor Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony during National Apprenticeship Week. The spotlight shone particularly bright on two Howard Community College students — Tiffany Gaither and Stacy Brown — who were both honored with the prestigious Outstanding Apprentice 2023 award. "It was an incredible and humbling experience to watch Tiffany and Stacy both win this coveted award,” said Jeff Richmond, director of apprenticeship & workforce innovation.

Dr. Ball made the announcement during his recent 'State of the County' address. The funding is just under 25% of the $42 million cost for the state-of-the-art training facility, which will provide students with practical training in automotive repair and production, manufacturing, mechatronics, green technology, cybersecurity, construction trades, and more. Read More!

Howard Community College President Daria J. Willis was yesterday announced as one of the Baltimore Sun Newspaper's 'Women to Watch,' an annual collection of leaders across industry, culture, and society creating remarkable community impact.

A message to the HCC community with updates on the Baltimore City water contamination notice and water boiling advisory addressed by the Howard County Health Department last week.

Howard Community College was proud to welcome Governor Wes Moore, Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller, County Executive Dr. Calvin Ball, and the entire gubernatorial and executive leadership cabinets to our campus on September 15, 2023. Read More!

Niche ranks HCC the #1 community college in the Baltimore area, and #2 in the state of Maryland. Read more!