This new name reflects our expanding mission of offering baccalaureate degrees while maintaining the value and qualities people know and expect from HCC,” said Chancellor Margaret Ford Fisher, Ed.D. “As Houston City College, we will continue to provide quality, affordable instruction through certificates, associate and baccalaureate degrees at a community college price. This new name represents all the communities the college represents and positions the institution to serve with a ‘local focus and global reach.

Houston City College’s Central College has locations at Central Campus and South Campus. It is the birthplace of Houston City College and is located along Houston’s arts corridor between the Downtown Theatre District and the Museum District. As the largest landowner in Midtown, Central spans educational facilities from Elgin to Truxillo (north-south) and San Jacinto to Almeda (east-west). Central has seven state-recognized Career and Technology programs, including the award-winning Fine Arts and Fashion Design programs, the most workforce programs throughout HCC and the Honors College. The college is also home to the Consumer Arts & Sciences Center of Excellence and the Architectural Design & Construction Center of Excellence.