Houston Community College reveals first two bachelor’s degree programs

Style Magazine Newswire | 1/11/2023, 2:41 p.m.
Houston Community College will offer two new bachelor's degree programs starting in fall 2023. Students can obtain a four-year degree …

By Ashley Brown, Houston Public Media

Houston Community College will offer two new bachelor's degree programs starting in fall 2023. Students can obtain a four-year degree in Applied Technology in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics and Applied Science in Healthcare Management.

"We’re just excited about being able to offer these two degrees because we know that we’re giving students the opportunity to start and complete their four-year education in one campus or one college," said Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services and Chief Academic Officer Norma Perez.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 2118 in 2017, which allowed the Texas Higher Education Coordinating board to authorize public junior colleges to offer bachelor's degrees in applied science, applied technology, and nursing. In 2019, House Bill 3348 was signed, which expanded the number of degrees junior colleges can offer to five.

HCC was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges as a Level 2 Baccalaureate granting institution in December.

HCC's Chancellor Cesar Maldonado said in a statement: "We are continually exploring ways to provide relevant programs and instruction that serve the needs of students and employers in our service area," he said. "With these two inaugural bachelor's degree programs, we give students an opportunity to start and complete their four-year education on the same HCC campus."

Perez said when House Bill 3348 was signed, she knew the college needed to expand its academic portfolio.

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