Public · Houston, Texas
Houston City College: cost, debt and earnings by major
38 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $4,575
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 17%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 40,503
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $14,250
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 10%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $4,547 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $3,920 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $4,819 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $8,736 |
| $110,000+ | $11,065 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (15)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$75,287
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$59,021
- Fire Protection$56,144
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$55,262
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$49,714
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$49,588
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$42,204
- Precision Metal Working$41,773
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$41,545
- Accounting and Related Services$39,946
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$38,800
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$35,035
- Real Estate$27,929
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$22,990
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$22,667
Associate's programs (23)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$89,002
- Engineering Science$80,602
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$80,188
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$78,980
- Physical Science Technologies/Technicians$74,124
- Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians$73,729
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$63,664
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$62,339
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians$60,458
- Biology, General$58,846
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$58,451
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$52,985
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$52,208
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$48,944
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$48,330
- Accounting and Related Services$46,694
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$36,872
- Graphic Communications$34,557
- Design and Applied Arts$30,434
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$27,150
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians$27,069
- Psychology, General$25,708 (1 yr)
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services$22,631