Howard College Business Programs

Howard College is a public institution situated in Big Spring, Texas. Big Spring is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Howard County Junior College has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#20	Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce	College Factual
#20	Best Value Colleges for General Business/Commerce	College Factual
#104	Best Value Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Howard College?

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:	www.howardcollege.edu

How Do I Get Into Howard County Junior College?

You can apply to Howard County Junior College online at: https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Howard College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Howard College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Howard County Junior College, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $4,603 a year. That adds up to $18,412 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Howard County Junior College is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Howard College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,674 undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College, with 1,001 being full-time and 2,673 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,001 full-time undergraduates at Howard County Junior College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Howard College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	4
Black or African American	38
Hispanic or Latino	513
White	384
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	42

Online Learning at Howard College

In 2019-2020, 3,674 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Howard County Junior College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Howard County Junior College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Howard College was 46.6%. This is the #590 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Howard County Junior College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Howard College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	7	65	8	80
Agricultural Business	7	0	0	7
General Business Administration and Management	0	1	0	1
Accounting	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	14	66	8	88

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.