Howard Community College

Howard Community College's Business & Computer Systems Division has a distinctly practical, real-world, just-in-time focus in order to identify the skill sets that students need to meet current and future workforce demands. The Division's proactive strategic initiatives have led to innovative academic programming such as HCC's Center for Entrepreneurial and Business Excellence, cybersecurity education, the Center for Hospitality and Culinary Studies, early college partnerships with the public school system, and a unique Accounting program for anyone with a bachelor's degree to fast-track preparation for the CPA exam.

Physics and Biotechnology. Electrical Engineering and Chemistry. Environmental Science and Computer Aided Design. These are just a sample of the Science, Engineering, and Technology Division's areas of study in the high-demand STEM fields. The SET Division's instructional areas include the Sciences, with study in a variety of fields, from the keystone life and physical sciences to emerging disciplines in biotechnology and environmental sciences; Engineering programs with exposure to the roles and interdependencies of electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering disciplines through hands-on student group projects; Technology programs in a variety of high-demand professions within the architecture, engineering, general contracting, biomedical, and fire science fields; and high-quality and affordable Pre-Professional pathways to professional schools.