unitid 225423 · Houston, TX · public 4-year · city (large)
Houston City College
- enrollment 2023
- 68,706
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
40,503
98th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
62nd pctl among public 4-years
completion
17%
finish within 150% time
4th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$12,009
6th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$5,737
after aid, aided students
11th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$39,254
after entry, Title IV students
14th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$13,921
25th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $5,722 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k58%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110k4%
- 110k+3%
- Median family income
- $19,772
- First-generation students
- 50%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $2,040
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,775 | $45,840 | $17,106 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 864 | $46,026 | $16,045 |
| Biology, General. | 582 | — | $11,005 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 163 | $34,236 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 153 | $101,897 | $18,770 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 152 | $56,145 | $16,250 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 127 | $37,840 | $16,035 |
| Psychology, General. | 126 | — | — |
| Computer Science. | 106 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 92 | $76,949 | $14,249 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 89 | — | $18,862 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 89 | $39,000 | $10,022 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Compare with peers
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.