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HCC Provides Educational Opportunities for theSpring Branch Community
For a number o years, residents o Spring Branch have met to discuss higher education opportunities in the community.To that end, HCC has engaged in the dialogue to bring new programs and expanded educational opportunities to theSpring Branch community. This eort began with students and community leaders who aligned their interests andcoordinated eorts around their higher education goals. HCC has been reaching out to the entire community to gatherideas and input on the vision or the community.
HCC Spring Branch
HCC prepares students or success through an award-winning curriculum, the state’s largest number o exemplary career training programs, and avast array o continuing education programs. Courses are taught by highlyqualifed teachers, as 40% o ull-time aculty at HCC Northwest holdPh.D’s or other terminal degrees. HCC is frst in associate degree transers to the University o Houston and second in transers to the University oTexas and Texas A&M University.The HCC Spring Branch Campus, located at
1010 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N.,
oers a wide variety o academic, workorce training and continuingeducation programs and serves 7,000 students. Register or classes at
hccs.edu,
or call
713-718-5700.
 
HCC’s Vision
Houston Community College will become the nation’s most
relevant
community college by providing
opportunity
and ensuringwe are
essential
 to our community’s success.HCC positively impacts the region’s economy, increases students’ lietime income, reduces the demand or social servicesand generates government revenue. HCC oers
high quality, affordable
education or:
•academicadvancement•careerandtechnicaltraining•onlineclasses•lifelonglearning
HCC’s Impact on our City and the Houston Economy
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•Every$1taxinvestedinHCCreturns$5.10tothecommunityineconomicbenets.•Paststudentscontribute$40billionannually.•Taxpayerssave$32.9millionannuallyincoststhegovernmentwouldotherwiseallocatetohealth,medical,crimeandwelfare.•Studentsreceive21.5%annualROIresultingfromhighereducation.•Taxpayersbenetannuallyby$860.4millionfromaddedannualtaxrevenueofeducatedcitizensandfromavoidedsocial
 
coststogovernment.Stateandlocalgovernmentonlyspends$169milliononHCCeducation.•HCC’sannualspendingaddsmorethan$275milliontothelocalincomeoftheregion.•Studentspendingcontributes$33.6millionannuallytothelocaleconomy.
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Economic data based on 2008 research conducted by Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
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