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Housatonic Community College was awarded 53 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts.
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Housatonic Community College is ranked #1,655 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
Housatonic Community College is also ranked #26 out of 28 schools in Connecticut.
Housatonic Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Housatonic Community College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Housatonic Community College is 28%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Housatonic Community College this rate is 51%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,821 undergraduates at Housatonic Community College with 1,334 being full-time and 2,487 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,827 | $6,064 | $6,176 | $8,303 | $11,816 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Housatonic Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Housatonic Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $3,718 a year. That adds up to $14,872 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Housatonic Community College is 8.3%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for Housatonic Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 900 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT 06604-4704 |
| Phone: | 203-332-5000 |
| Website: | housatonic.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 2,892 students took at least one online class at Housatonic Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,621 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,892 | 1,812 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,621 | 3,010 |
| 2018-2019 | 959 | 281 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,001 | 280 |
| 2016-2017 | 980 | 282 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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