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HCC has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Bridge Award, presented by Genesys Works Houston. The honor will be formally awarded on Oct. 2 during the annual Genesys Works Houston Ambassador’s Luncheon.

Houston City College's new Houston City Voices project has landed its second grant win this summer, a $15,000 award from the Scripps Howard Fund's Community College Experiential Journalism Grant program.

After initially pursuing a career in criminal justice, Briānna Lowe realized that career path wasn’t her passion. The Michigan native dropped out of Grand Rapids Community College in 2020. Two years later, something in her spirit compelled her to move to Houston and fulfill her desire to become a chef.

As Houston’s population continues to grow, so does the need for highly trained emergency medical professionals. The HCC EMS program is helping meet that demand by preparing students for careers on the front lines of healthcare and public safety.

HCC is expanding opportunities for academically ambitious students through its Global Online Honors College, which launched in spring 2025 to bring the benefits of honors education to students who need the flexibility of a virtual learning environment. 

Three HCC Honors College students transformed a NASA-developed technology into a proposed automotive safety system designed to reduce nighttime headlight glare, earning a spot among the nation's top 20 teams at the 2026 NASA ORBIT Challenge.

Meet Gift Igboneme from the Healthcare Management BAS program.

HCC has been selected as one of only 10 community colleges nationwide to receive a $1 million Lowe's Foundation Gable Grant, funding an initiative expected to prepare 400 new students for high-demand skilled trades careers in the Greater Houston region.

Graduates from Houston City College’s Lash Program are ready to enter the booming beauty market, which generates between $60 million to $90 million in annual revenue.

Houston City College 's (HCC’s) dual-credit real estate program is helping local high school students get a jump start on careers in the region's growing real estate industry by allowing them to complete the required pre-licensing coursework for a Texas real estate sales agent license before graduating from high school. Texas requires 180 hours of qualifying education across six courses as part of the licensing process.