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Message from Trustee Monica Flores Richart
Mar 20, 2024
Dear Neighbors,
Houston Community College (HCC) is beginning a new era, with new leadership and fresh ideas. As your District I 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 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 informationplease visit:
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics: hccs.edu/programs
- Healthcare Management: hccs.edu/programs
Financial Aid
Remember, financial aid is available to help eligible part-time and full-time students. You may qualify for a combination of over 10 types of grants, loans, institutional scholarships, and work-study funds that can help cover the cost of college. Applications are accepted year-round at hccs.edu/applying-and-paying.
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
Eagle Markets
HCC has established six Eagle Markets, designed to support students and their families by decreasing the burden of food insecurities. The Markets have been made possible through a partnership with the Houston Food Bank Food for Change Program. For more information, please stop by one of the locations below and speak with Eagle Market Staff.
- Central: Monday, Tuesday, Friday: 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.; Wednesday & Thursday: 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Coleman College: Monday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Thursday: 10 a.m.- 5 p.m.; Friday: 9 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
- Northline: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Fridays: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Eastside: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Spring Branch: Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
- West Loop: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Thursday: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
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.
We look forward to seeing you on campus at HCC!
View online and in Spanish at: Ver en línea y en español en: hccs.edu/trustees
Respectfully,
Monica Flores Richart
HCC Board of Trustees District I