Howard College
Big Spring, Texas
- Two-year college
- Public
- Town
- 1,611 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 68 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 51 finishedGraduates here earned $17,290 a year after finishingNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 29 finishedGraduates here earned $55,085 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianCertificate · 11 finishedGraduates here earned $30,285 a year after finishingNationally: $51,213
- Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $60,261
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 57 finishedGraduates here earned $51,996 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 89 finishedGraduates here earned $82,425 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (25)
- American Sign LanguageCertificateNationally: $38,250
- American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $32,528
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $40,888 a year afterNationally: $40,381
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $22,567
- Educational/Instructional Media DesignCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $37,986
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificateNationally: $34,451
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 31 finishedNationally: $36,179
- HistoryAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificateNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 67 finishedGraduates here earned $28,749 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $36,826
- MusicAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,090
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $34,827
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $3,019per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $12,533sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $2,766Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 7%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 35%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $38,4446 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $40,03710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Howard College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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