Mission Statement
Houston Community College is an open-admission, public institution of higher education offering a high-quality, affordable education for academic advancement, workforce training, career development, and lifelong learning to prepare individuals in our diverse communities for life and work in a global and technological society.
Vision Statement
Houston Community College shapes the future for all students with innovative, affordable, timely, responsive, and continuously improving educational programs and services. Partnered with the communities we serve, we take a defining role in regional economic, workforce, and social development.
Accreditation
Houston Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees. For questions about the Accreditation of Houston Community College, contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, or call 404-679-4500. In addition to SACSCOC accreditation, many of HCC’s individual programs are accredited by specialized accrediting agencies or professional associations. More information regarding these accreditations may be found under the title “Specialty Accreditations” section of www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/accreditation, and the associated Board Policy GK(LOCAL), available at www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/policies/hcc-board-policy-manual-section-g.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the official governing body of Houston Community College. The Board is composed of nine members who are elected from single-member districts and who serve without remuneration. Board members are elected to staggered six-year terms. The Board has final authority to determine the policies that govern HCC. As part of their duties, Trustees maintain a schedule of community service, public appearances, speaking engagements and legislative affairs on behalf of HCC. Board members represent an impressive mix of individual talents and professional backgrounds enabling them to provide governance of the highest quality.
For more information on the Board of Trustees and its members, please see www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/board-of-trustees.
All Board policies can be found at www.hccs.edu/about-hcc/policies.
John P. Hansen, Ph.D., Chair, District VI
Eva L. Loredo, Vice Chair, District VIII
Reagan Flowers, Ph.D., Secretary, District IV
Monica Flores Richart, District I
Rhonda Skillern-Jones, District II
Adriana Tamez, Ed.D., District III
Robert Glaser, District V
Cynthia Lenton-Gary, Ph.D., District VII
Pretta VanDible Stallworth, Ph.D., PMP, District IX
Chancellor
Cesar Maldonado, Ph.D., P.E.
