Houston Community College
San Jacinto Memorial Building, formerly San Jacinto High School
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| Type | Community College System |
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| Established | 1971 |
| Chancellor | Dr. Cesar Maldonado |
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Academic staff
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2,535 |
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Administrative staff
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1,465 |
| Students | 69,293 |
| Address | 3100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77004, Houston, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Campus | 23 Commuter Campuses |
| Nickname | HCCS (or HCC) |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Affiliations | SACS |
| Website | www.hccs.edu |
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Houston Community College (HCC), also known as Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Katy, and Stafford in Texas. It is notable for actively recruiting internationally and for the large number of international students enrolled, over 5,700 in 2015. Its open enrollment policies, which do not require proficiency in English, are backed by a full-time 18-month English proficiency program and remedial courses.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of HCCS includes the following school districts:
In 1927, the Houston Independent School District founded its first community colleges, Houston Junior College (for whites), which later evolved into the University of Houston and the Houston College for African American students (now Texas Southern University). In 1971, the district founded HCCS after HJC's and HCN's evolutions into the University of Houston and Texas Southern University respectively. In its early days, HCCS once used HISD school campuses for teaching facilities with classes during evenings and weekends like its founders. Around 1997, HCCS began to transfer operations to community college district-operated campuses throughout the HCCS service area.
Jim Murphy, a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 133 in Houston, was a HCCD trustee for two terms from 1997 until 2006.
HCC operates its own police department.
As peace officers, state law grants HCC Police the power to arrest without warrant for any felony, breach of the peace, disorderly conduct or intoxication offense that is committed in their presence or view while in Texas. They may make an arrest pursuant to a warrant anywhere in Texas. The HCC Police Department is divided into six divisions: Administrative, Criminal Investigations, Patrol, Bike Patrol, Training, Communications.
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