NORTH HARRIS COLLEGE J-22

2700 W. W. Thorne Dr.
Houston, TX 77073-3499
Tel: (281)618-5400
Admissions: (281)618-5794
Web Site: http://www.nhmccd.edu/

Description:

State and locally supported, 2-year, coed. Part of North Harris Montgomery Community College District. Awards certificates, transfer associate, and terminal associate degrees. Founded 1972. Setting: 185-acre suburban campus. Total enrollment: 10,591. 1,641 applied, 100% were admitted. 1% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 23% Hispanic, 21% black, 7% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 41% 25 or older. Core. Calendar: semesters. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships. Off campus study. ROTC: Army (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Open admission except for nursing, respiratory therapy programs. Options: electronic application, early admission. Required for some: high school transcript, interview. Placement: SAT or ACT, ACT ASSET/THEA/ACCUPLACER/MAPS/ACT COMPASS required for some. Entrance: noncompetitive. Application deadline: Rolling.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $0. Area resident tuition: $1236 full-time. State resident tuition: $2436 full-time. Nonresident tuition: $2886 full-time. Mandatory fees: $276 full-time.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 33 open to all; local fraternities. Most popular organizations: Phi Theta Kappa, Student Ambassadors, Hispanic Student Forum, Vietnamese Student Association, Earth Alliance. Major annual events: Oktoberfest, Spring Fling. Student services: personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. Marion M. Donaldson Memorial Library with 131,851 books, 247,253 microform titles, 1,203 serials, 11,869 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 300 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.