Education
BY VALERIA ESCOBAR
Houston City College proposes new bachelor’s degree programs
Diving in
Andrea Burridge, vice chancellor of strategy, planning and institutional e ectiveness, said the proposed degrees are expected to be a ordable, workforce-aligned and accessible to people across the Greater Houston area, with estimates for the cost for the arti cial intelligence degree at $15,000. She said top factors of students selecting HCC include high-quality programming, a ordability and the accessibility of location, serving as “critical information” for the institution moving forward. To implement any program before fall 2027, administrators must follow a detailed approval process from now through early 2027, o cials said. The process includes faculty planning, internal and board approvals and submissions to state and accrediting bodies.
With the recent name change from “Houston Community College” to “Houston City College,” the institution is positioning itself as a workforce-driven college that still o ers a ordable access—but with a growing list of four-year degree options, o cials said at a July 31 Community Partnership meeting at the Southwest campus. Miguel Ramos, associate vice chancellor of curriculum and learning initiatives, said the new three proposed degrees are designed to expand student opportunities in business, information technology and health care, building on the college’s recent success with its inaugural bachelor’s programs in arti cial intelligence and health care management launched in fall 2023.
Proposed degrees include:
Bachelor degree in computer information , to include specialties such as cybersecurity and arti cial intelligence
Bachelor degree in business , a program with a focus on nance, marketing and real estate and management
Bachelor of Science in nursing , which prepares students for careers as registered nurses
SOURCE: HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE COMMUNITY IMPACT
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