Howard Community College: Majors & Ratings

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - FairQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very GoodCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Oustanding

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Students to
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Howard Community College offers 60 majors and allows you to earn your 1-year certificate or associate's degree.

Below we list majors offered at Howard Community College, diplomas available at this college, and Howard Community College program ratings.

Accounting & Finance Accounting and Finance Program Rating - Fair

Accounting
· 1-year certificate
Accounting Technology and Bookkeeping
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Agriculture Agriculture Program Rating - Below Average

Applied Horticulture
· 1-year certificate
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Art Art Program Rating - Below Average

Commercial and Advertising Art
· 1-year certificate
Fine and Studio Arts Management
· 1-year certificate
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Biology Biology Program Rating - Below Average

Biomedical Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Broadcasting Broadcasting Program Rating - Below Average

Other Audiovisual Communications Technologies
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Business Business Program Rating - Good

Entrepreneurial Studies
· associate's degree
General Business Administration and Management
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
General Business and Commerce
· associate's degree
General Management Information Systems
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Other Business Administration, Management and Operations
· 1-year certificate
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Chemistry Chemistry Program Rating - Below Average

Chemistry Teacher Education
· associate's degree
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Communication & Journalism Communication and Journalism Program Rating - Below Average

Speech Communication and Rhetoric
· 1-year certificate
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Computer Science Computer Science Program Rating - Fair

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Computer Systems Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
General Computer Engineering
· associate's degree
General Computer and Information Sciences
· associate's degree
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Construction Construction Program Rating - Below Average

Other Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Program Rating - Below Average

Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
· 1-year certificate
Criminal Justice and Police Science
· associate's degree
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Culinary Culinary Program Rating - Fair

Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Dental Dental Program Rating - Below Average

Dental Hygiene
· associate's degree
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Education Education Program Rating - Fair

Chemistry Teacher Education
· associate's degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
· associate's degree
Elementary Education and Teaching
· associate's degree
English Teacher Education
· associate's degree
General Education
· associate's degree
General Special Education and Teaching
· 1-year certificate
Mathematics Teacher Education
· associate's degree
Other Health and Physical Education
· 1-year certificate
Physics Teacher Education
· associate's degree
Spanish Language Teacher Education
· associate's degree
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Electrical & Electronics Electrical and Electronics Program Rating - Below Average

Electrical and Electronic Communications Engineering Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Engineering Engineering Program Rating - Fair

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
· associate's degree
General Computer Engineering
· associate's degree
General Drafting and Design Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
General Engineering
· associate's degree
Other Engineering Technologies
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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English & Literature

English Teacher Education
· associate's degree

Firefighting Firefighting Program Rating - Below Average

Fire Services Administration
· associate's degree
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Foreign Languages Foreign Languages Program Rating - Below Average

Spanish Language Teacher Education
· associate's degree
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General Studies

General Studies
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree - Popular
Liberal Arts and Sciences
· associate's degree
Other Interdisciplinary Studies
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree

Industrial Technologies

Biomedical Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Manufacturing Technology
· 1-year certificate

Laboratory Assistance Laboratory Assistance Program Rating - Fair

Medical Laboratory Technician
· associate's degree
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Management Management Program Rating - Good

Child Care and Support Services Management
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Entrepreneurial Studies
· associate's degree
General Business Administration and Management
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
General Management Information Systems
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Other Business Administration, Management and Operations
· 1-year certificate
Other Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Marketing & Advertising Marketing and Advertising Program Rating - Below Average

Commercial and Advertising Art
· 1-year certificate
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Mathematics Mathematics Program Rating - Below Average

Mathematics Teacher Education
· associate's degree
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Medical Medical Program Rating - Fair

Biomedical Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Community Health and Preventive Medicine
· associate's degree
Diagnostic Medical Sonography and Ultrasound Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Emergency Medical Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
General Public Health
· associate's degree
Medical Radiologic Technology Science
· associate's degree
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention and Treatment Professions
· 1-year certificate
Psychiatric and Mental Health Services Technician
· 1-year certificate
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Medical Assistant Medical Assistant Program Rating - Fair

Cardiovascular Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Dental Hygiene
· associate's degree
Emergency Medical Technology
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
Medical Laboratory Technician
· associate's degree
Other Health and Medical Administrative Services
· associate's degree
Physical Therapist Assistant
· associate's degree
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Music Music Program Rating - Below Average

Fine and Studio Arts Management
· 1-year certificate
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Nursing Nursing Program Rating - Good

Licensed Practical and Vocational Nurse Training
· 1-year certificate
Registered Nursing
· associate's degree
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Occupational Therapy Occupational Therapy Program Rating - Fair

Other Health and Physical Education
· 1-year certificate
Other Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
· 1-year certificate
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Office & Clerical Services Office and Clerical Services Program Rating - Below Average

General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree
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Photography Photography Program Rating - Below Average

Commercial Photography
· 1-year certificate
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Physical Therapy Physical Therapy Program Rating - Fair

Physical Therapist Assistant
· associate's degree
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Physics Physics Program Rating - Below Average

Physics Teacher Education
· associate's degree
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Radiology Technology Radiology Technology Program Rating - Fair

Medical Radiologic Technology Science
· associate's degree
View Howard Community College medical assistant ranking

Recreation & Leisure Recreation and Leisure Program Rating - Fair

Other Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
· 1-year certificate
View Howard Community College hospitality ranking

Resort & Hospitality Resort and Hospitality Program Rating - Fair

Meeting and Event Planning
· 1-year certificate
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Work & Family Studies

Child Care and Support Services Management
· 1-year certificate
· associate's degree

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