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Howard College

Howard College
1001 Birdwell Lane
Big Spring, TX 79720

Official telephone: (432) 264-5000
Fax number: (915) 264-5082
Website: https://www.howardcollege.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Student:Faculty ratio: 25:1
Total faculty: 69 men, 135 women
Full-time faculty: 29 men, 58 women
Part-time faculty: 40 men, 77 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Cooperative programs are offered: yes

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Agriculture, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Development
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Education, Other
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Sign Language Interpretation and Translation
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Certificates

  • Agricultural Business and Management, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Corrections
  • Cosmetology, Barber/Styling, and Nail Instructor
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Education, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Facial Treatment Specialist/Facialist
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Welding Engineering Technology/Technician

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for relevant life experience

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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