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Message from Trustee Eva L. Loredo
Mar 20, 2024
Dear Neighbors,
Houston Community College (HCC) is beginning a new era, with new leadership and fresh ideas. As your District VIII Trustee, I am fully committed to making sure HCC is prepared to engage the rapidly changing landscape of higher education and will continue to provide the very best in education and workforce training. No matter where you are on your academic or professional journey HCC offers a great setting for you to enhance and complete your credentials.
New Chancellor
The Board of Trustees voted in January 2024 to name Margaret Ford Fisher, Ed.D., the next chancellor of HCC. Dr. Ford Fisher had served as the interim chancellor since September 1, 2023. Her deep institutional knowledge (nearly 40 years at HCC in various leadership roles), along with her forward-looking vision and nationally recognized leadership, makes her the ideal leader to navigate HCC towards a future rich in educational excellence and innovation.
Digital Access Centers
In Fall 2023, we took a major step towards increasing the digital footprint of HCC with the opening of nine Digital Access Centers. These centers are all-inclusive spaces for students in need of digital learning support and will provide tools for digital literacy and academic success. These centers are also open to the public, and we encourage you to take advantage of these spaces for your computer access needs. You can find a Digital Learning Center in your neighborhood at the campuses listed below:
- Alief Bissonnet: Room 161
- Alief Hayes: Room A200
- Coleman College: Health Science Tower, Room 210
- Eastside: Angela Morales Building, Room 210
- Felix Fraga: Main Room 306
- Missouri City: Main Room 214A/B
- North Forest: Building E, Room 215
- South: Room 122
- West Loop: Room 137
For more information please visit: hccs.edu/dac
Engineering at Felix Fraga Campus
You can begin your Engineering career right at the Felix Fraga Campus of Houston Community College! Our partnership with the University of Houston provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity through the UH/HCC Engineering Academy. Students are co-enrolled at both institutions from the moment they are accepted into the Academy. Core curriculum courses will be completed through HCC while the engineering courses will be taken from the UH Cullen College of Engineering faculty either at the University of Houston at Katy or HCC Fraga Eastside. UH/HCC Engineering Academy students are official UH Engineering Cougars from the very first day!
After completing all Academy requirements, students then transition to the UH Main campus to complete their bachelor’s degrees in civil, Electrical, Computer, Industrial or Mechanical Engineering. Academy requirements are designed to be completed in one or two years. For more information please visit: hccs.edu/engineering
New Bachelor Programs
Understanding the critical need for skilled workers in rapidly growing career paths within various sectors of STEM professions and the need for upskilling in healthcare managerial positions, Houston Community College now offers bachelor’s degree programs in Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Robotics, and Healthcare Management. These programs launched in Fall 2023 giving students the ability to start and finish a four-year education at HCC. For more information, please visit hccs.edu/programs:
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics: hccs.edu/ai-bat
- Healthcare Management: hccs.edu/healthcare-bat
I, along with my colleagues on the Board of Trustees, hope you will take the next steps to connect with HCC. Remember, you can enroll at any time. Please visit our website at hccs.edu, or call 713.718.2000 to get started. We are dedicated to the success of all students at HCC. Our faculty and staff are here to help you along the way.
Los Esperamos!
Respectfully,
Eva L. Loredo
HCC Board of Trustees, Secretary District VIII