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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. 

For Adam Blank, the HCC Bachelor of Applied Technology in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics program is more than a degree. It’s an opportunity to lead by example for his children while helping solve a real-world problem that affects millions of Americans.

Angel Ekeh, an HCC Global Online College student and VICEROY Scholar, will spend her summer as a MAVEN intern at the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) in San Diego. 

The Houston City College student pulled a city out of a hat, moved across the country and never stopped believing her moment would come.

Troi-Lyzette “Troi” Perry had mentally penciled in 2027 as the year she might finally return to college. Then one evening, her phone buzzed. It was a text from Houston City College (HCC) letting her know about the Houston Reconnect Scholarship. She almost ignored it.

In 2016, Tammy Foy was just one class shy of earning her Associate of Science in Business Management at HCC, but family obligations took priority. Her parents became ill, responsibilities at home mounted, and her education was placed on hold.

We are excited to introduce the Online Associate of Science in Engineering Science (ASES)—an online‑anytime degree designed to give students a flexible pathway into high‑demand engineering fields.

At 45, Roshell Brisby decided her time had finally come. A single mother of four adult children, she had spent years putting her own education on hold while raising her family and working. In 2018, she earned her GED and immediately started an associate degree program at HCC, determined to build a new career path for herself.​