CUNY Hostos Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Hostos Community college, also known as HCC, is situated in New York. It was established in 1968 by the State Board of Higher Education to mainly serve the Hispanic community. It started with a batch of 623 students and by 1974, it had an enrollment of more than 2,000 students. HCC offers associate’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in several areas of study.

The student body at HCC contains more than 80% Hispanic students. HCC has an active student life, which offers the students the opportunity to participate in a number of extracurricular activities. It is home to various registered clubs and organizations, which are divided into different groups such as the Academic Clubs, the Cultural/ Ethnic Clubs, the Religious Clubs, and the Special Interest Clubs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in engineering, education and teaching, and liberal arts.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High female/male ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 5,532 in 2009-2010 (3,858 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 62% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (74 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (48 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (13 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (18 awarded)

• Public Administration

LAW (3 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (208 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (61 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

MEDICINE (18 awarded)

• Gerontology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (57 awarded)

• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (14 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (10 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling