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For Houston City College (HCC), 2025 was both a year of milestones and turning points. After nearly 55 years as Houston Community College, the institution stepped confidently into the future with a new name, one that captures the energy, ambition and innovation taking shape across our campuses.

Whether you are starting your college journey or returning to finish what you started, Houston City College (HCC) is ready to help you move forward. On Saturday, Nov. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., HCC will host a systemwide Enrollment Showcase at multiple campuses across Houston.

HCC is launching LevelUP, a new continuing education series designed for creative professionals seeking to sharpen their skills and stay competitive in today’s fast-changing design and technology landscape.

In a quiet corner of Houston City College’s Northwest Campus is where literary theory and soil meet. That is where English Professor Cathy Clay tends to more than just blooming plants—she’s cultivating young minds.

Kinzah Ali is a proud graduate of the Houston City College Northwest College, where in 2020, she earned an Associate of Science Degree before completing a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from University of Texas at Tyler.

We are very excited to welcome our 2026 Innovation Fellows! This year marks our eighth cohort with over 100 full-time faculty and staff successfully completing the program and more than forty departments and program areas represented. Our new cohort adds nine new departments and programs who will now be represented. Innovation Fellows continues to truly define "Innovation at the Intersections"!

HCC today unveiled a bold new logo and brand identity during its Fall Convocation, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for one of the nation’s largest community colleges. The reveal came after months of planning and collaboration, with the new look designed to capture the spirit, values and vision of the institution as it prepares for the future.

In this episode of HCC's The Topic, WHI Innovation Fellows, Dr. Remya Mohanraj and Dr. Jing Sun, discuss a grant funded project to develop Open Educational Resources (OER) to benefit students taking Introductory, General, and Organic Chemistry lab courses.

Houston Community College Chancellor Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher has signed one half of both the University of Houston's Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC Crosstown Agreements, establishing a collaborative agreement and a pathway to a commission in the Army or Air Force and completion of a baccalaureate degree.