Housatonic Community College
- 2 Year
- BRIDGEPORT, CT
Community College
Housatonic Community College
- 2 Year
- BRIDGEPORT, CT
- Rating 3.82 out of 5 362 reviews
Report Card
- Professorsgrade C+
- Valuegrade C+
- Diversitygrade B
- Safetygrade A minus
- Student Lifegrade C+
- Locationgrade B minus
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About
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
100%
SAT Range
No data available
ACT Range
No data available
Application Fee
$20
SAT/ACT
Neither required nor recommended
High School GPA
No data available
Application Website
Students also applied to ...
- grade C
- grade C+
- grade B minus
- grade B
- grade C+
Cost
Net Price
$5,459 / year
National
$15,523Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Average Total Aid Awarded
$5,212 / year
National
$7,535Students Receiving Financial Aid
80%
Scholarship
Academics
Professors
grade C+
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
17:1
Evening Degree Programs
Yes
- 88%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes. 42 responses
- 68%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want. 37 responses
- 76%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage. 37 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
- Liberal Arts and Humanities149 Graduates
- Business84 Graduates
- Medical Assistant66 Graduates
- Early Childhood Education64 Graduates
- Machine and Metal Working53 Graduates
- Police and Criminal Science48 Graduates
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Services45 Graduates
- Management Sciences and Information Systems32 Graduates
- Accounting Technician and Bookkeeping29 Graduates
- Surgical Technologist12 Graduates
Online
Online Programs Offered
0
Offers Online Courses
Yes
Online Certificate Programs
0
Online Associates Programs
0
Online Bachelor's Programs
0
Students
Full-Time Enrollment
1,529 Undergrads
Part-Time Undergrads
3,307
Undergrads Over 25
21%
Pell Grant
68%
Varsity Athletes
No data available
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
$29,900 / year
National
$33,028Graduation Rate
17%
National
49%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
85%
National
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Housatonic Community College Reviews
Rating 3.82 out of 5 362 reviews
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My experience at Housatonic Community College has overall be a great one. I have had the opportunity to still achieve my goals by attending part time with flexible class schedules that Housatonic offers. The teachers have been a great help and really care about the students understanding the material and passing their classes. Some teachers can be very stern and tough on the student, but that just means you must buckle down and study a bit harder. As far as the Financial Aid Department, they too are very helpful. There is a bit of a process you must go through, although if you are on top of getting all the information needed for them to make their final decision in supplying you with aid, the process goes very smoothly. The best part that I feel has helped me the most is being about to set up a payment plan with the register’s office. Classes can get very expensive and having to pay them all at once can be very stressful. The option of a payment plan takes a load off.
The greatest aspect of Housatonic Community College is the professors. They are understanding and personable. Professors know all their students by name and take their student's life outside of school into account. Housatonic Community College is a relatively easy campus to get around. The only downside, in my experience, would be the financial aid office. They are not the best with communication. There have been experiences when I have gone to financial aid and they relay their information through students who work at the front desk.
Housatonic is a somewhat okay college. However, they could at least add more majors and try to at least make class material less expensive. The same goes for food as it is also highly expensive to buy even a small meal. They could try adding more affordable options for low income/no income/ poor students. Because despite the fact that a college is a place where a student's success depends on them it must be taken into consideration that there are a lot of high schools that don't actually prepare their students for college.