Houston Community College System
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Image:MidtownHCCTrain.JPG Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and Stafford in Texas.
All of the Houston Independent School District, Stafford Municipal School District, Spring Branch Independent School District, Alief Independent School District, and Katy Independent School District, as well as all areas of Missouri City, are parts of the HCCS taxation area. Houston ISD, Stafford MSD, and Missouri City get free admission while other districts have reduced tuition.
HCCS once was an umbrella under the wing of the Houston Independent School District, starting in 1971 (when HCC was established) - HCCS once used HISD school campuses for teaching facilities.
HCCS is the third largest community college system in the United States.
HCC Central College in Midtown Houston is served by a METRORail station, Ensemble/HCC Station. International High School of Houston ISD will open on HCC's Central Campus in Fall 2006.
The HCC West Loop Center is the site of HISD's Challenge Early College High School.
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HCCS cities
- Bunker Hill Village
- Hedwig Village
- Hilshire Village
- Houston (most of Houston is in HCCS)
- Hunters Creek Village
- Jacinto City (half of Jacinto City is in HCCS)
- Katy
- Missouri City
- Pearland (a small portion of Pearland is in HCCS)
- Piney Point Village
- Spring Valley
- Stafford
The district also covers unincorporated areas of Harris and Fort Bend Counties.
List of colleges in HCCS
Central College
- Central College
Coleman College of Health Sciences
Northeast College
- Automotive Training and Northline Centers
- Northeast Campus
- Pinemont Center
Northwest College
- Cinco Ranch Center
- HCCS @ Great Equestrian Center
- Katy Mills Center
- Town & Country Square Campus
- Westgate Campus
Southeast College
- Eastside Campus
- Health Science Center
- Hobby Airport Center/Westwood College of Aviation
- Palm Center
Southwest College
- Alief Center
- Gulfton Center
- Missouri City Center (Missouri City)
- Power Center
- Stafford Campus (Stafford)
- West Loop Center