by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Business/Commerce. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Business/Commerce is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Howard Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in general business, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at HCC paid an average of $292 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $239 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,453 | $7,884 |
| Fees | $765 | $765 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
Learn more about HCC tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at HCC in General Business walked away with an average of $10,000 in student debt. That is 51% lower than the national average of $20,232.
HCC does not offer an online option for its general business associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the HCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 40.3% of the general business students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 56.9%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in general business at HCC in 2019-2020, 45.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 9 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General Business/Commerce students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 62 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general business/commerce.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 8 |
| Accounting | 9 |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | 74 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
