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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
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,101
Full-time undergraduates: 967
Part-time undergraduates: 3,134
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.7% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
50.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
39.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4% 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: 89%
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
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

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 cheerleadingyes 
Men's rodeo  
Women's basketball  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cheerleadingyes 
Women's rodeo  
Women's softball  
Women's softballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Midland International

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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