About Us
    North Harris College, nestled on 200 acres of piney woods, is the original and largest college in the NHMCCD family. Serving the community for more than three decades, NHC offers more than 60 programs of study, including university-transfer and numerous education courses and programs. North Harris College is keenly focused on leading-edge technology in emerging technical job fields. Programs of note include pharmacy technology, Montessori infant and toddler teacher certification, associate degree nursing, interactive media, and teacher certification. The college serves as north Houston's center for the arts, and includes a juried art gallery and comprehensive fine arts curriculum with a calendar full of free and low-cost visual, applied and performing arts events and exhibits. The NHC Child Development Lab School offers high-quality child care for children ages three months to six years in a state-of-the-art facility at competitive rates.

    To provide neighborhood centers that serve residents in the greater Greenspoint and South Aldine areas, North Harris College has two full-service satellite centers. North Harris College•Parkway Center is located near I-45 and Beltway 8 at 250 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, near Greenspoint Mall. North Harris College•Carver Center is located at 2330 S. Victory, in the Acres Home community, next to G.W. Carver High School. The centers serve as community outreach sites that help students start a degree or certification program they can finish at NHC or any four-year institution. Both centers offer day, evening and weekend classes in computers, English, speech, art appreciation, history, government, math, drafting, business, and health, as well as many other university-transfer and job-preparatory courses. Student services in financial aid, admissions, library, career advisement and tutoring are available. For details, contact North Harris College•Parkway Center at 281.260.3500, or North Harris College•Carver Center at 281.618.5800.


    NHMCCD Facts

    Located in the North Houston metro area of Texas, we serve 1,400 square miles in Harris and Montgomery Counties.

    Our student enrollment is over 45,000 this semester in credit classes and 13,000 in continuing education.

    We are among the largest and fastest growing community college districts in Texas, with five distinct colleges:

    • North Harris College
    • Kingwood College
    • Tomball College
    • Montgomery College
    • Cy-Fair College

    We have seven satellite centers:

    • Carver Center, Acres Home Community
    • Parkway Center, Greater Greenspoint
    • Career and Technology Education Center, Humble
    • East Montgomery County Improvement District Center, New Caney
    • Conroe Center, Conroe
    • Willow Chase Center, Tomball
    • Fairbanks Center, Cypress-Fairbanks

    We offer the following:

    • Associate's Degrees
    • Certificates
    • Enhanced Skills Certificates
    • Bachelor's and Master's Degrees through our partner universities at The University Center

    Our tax rate is 12.07 cents per $100 valuation. The first $5,000 or 1% of appraised value, whichever is greater, of owned and occupied residential property is exempt. Also exempt: the first $75,000 of a resident property owned and occupied by a person over 65 years old NHMCCD's 2005 2006 budget is $161 million.

    Our 2005-2006 budget is $161,000,000.

    Our funding sources include:

    Property Tax - 43%
    State Funds - 30%
    Student Tuition - 25%
    Other - 2%


    History
    Learn about the history and growth of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District since its establishment in 1972.

    Mission
    Read about the mission of NHMCCD and its dedication to students and the community.

    Accreditation
    Find details on the accreditation of NHMCCD colleges.

    Legal Notices
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