The two-year public institution in Columbia enrolled 9,476 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 8.2 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
92 percent of undergraduates are residents of Maryland, and 1 percent are residents of other states. 6 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (34 percent) and Black or African American (30 percent).
Howard Community College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
9,476
Transfers
781
8.2%
Male
~4,169
44%
Female
~5,307
56%
Age 24 and under
~6,065
64%
Age 25 and over
~3,411
36%
In-state residence
~8,718
92%
Out of state residence
~95
1%
Resident of foreign country
~569
6%
Asian
~1,137
12%
Black or African American
~2,843
30%
Hispanic/Latino
~948
10%
White
~3,222
34%
Two or more races
~474
5%
Enrolled in distance education
~569
6%
Enrolled in some distance education
~1,516
16%
Not enrolled in distance education
~7,297
77%
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