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Howard College

Howard College
1001 Birdwell Lane
Big Spring, TX 79720


Fax number: (915) 264-5082
Website: https://howardcollege.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 3,674
Full-time undergraduates: 1,001
Part-time undergraduates: 2,673
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.6% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
52.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
38.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Nonresident Alien
0.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 120 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 90%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 8%
Percent of students who live off campus: 92%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 300
School has a library on campus: yes

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Phi Theta Kappa; Student Government Association; Mexican-American Student Association; Baptist Student Ministries

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NJCAA

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's baseball  
Men's basketball  
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cheerleading  
Men's cheerleadingyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's cheerleading  
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Midland International

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