by our College Data Analytics Team
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Howard College was awarded 4 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked Howard County Junior College as #1,780 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Howard County Junior College held the #1,788 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Howard County Junior College is also ranked #92 out of 115 schools in Texas.
Howard College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
At Howard College, the student to faculty ratio is 25 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Howard College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Howard College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,674 undergraduates at Howard County Junior College with 1,001 being full-time and 2,673 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,505 | $6,263 | $9,936 | $11,678 | $13,419 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Howard County Junior College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Howard County Junior College, approximately 8% of students took out student loans averaging $3,820 a year. That adds up to $15,280 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Howard County Junior College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1001 Birdwell Lane, Big Spring, TX 79720 |
| Phone: | 432-264-5000 |
| Website: | https://www.howardcollege.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 110 | NA |
| Nursing | 71 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 70 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 57 | NA |
| General Business/Commerce | 52 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 43 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 26 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 25 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 20 | NA |
| Construction Engineering Technology | 18 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 2,008 students took at least one online class at Howard College. This is a decrease from the 2,071 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,008 | 1,134 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,071 | 1,084 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,674 | 1,138 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,388 | 894 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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