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Howard Community College
Columbia, MD · Public · 6,649 students · mostly associate degrees
17th-cheapest of 69 Maryland colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,133
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$16,774
Graduation rate
24%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$49,020
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$10,500
Pell grant recipients
27%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
65 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree151 grads/yr$93,166Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree29 grads/yr$80,840Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree13 grads/yr$75,822Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree46 grads/yr$73,439Management Information Systems, General · Associate's Degree60 grads/yr$62,399Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree62 grads/yr$52,569General Studies · Associate's Degree665 grads/yr$47,008
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.