Hill College
Hillsboro, TX · Public two-year · Town: Distant
4,000undergraduates
$6,651average net price per year
28%finish in 3 years
55%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
38 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- General Studies Associate (172 awarded)
Precision production (2)
- Machine Tool Technology/Machinist Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded)
- Welding Technology/Welder Certificate (under 1 year) (131 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (6)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Associate (10 awarded), Certificate (2-4 years) (3 awarded)
- Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
- Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate (1-2 years) (15 awarded)
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies Associate (2 awarded)
- Pre-Nursing Studies Associate (16 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Associate (31 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (2)
- Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General Certificate (under 1 year) (6 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
- Business/Commerce, General Certificate (under 1 year) (3 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (2 awarded), Associate (56 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (5)
- Corrections Certificate (under 1 year) (1 awarded), Associate (1 awarded)
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Certificate (under 1 year) (6 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Associate (1 awarded)
- Criminal Justice/Police Science Certificate (under 1 year) (18 awarded)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Associate (7 awarded)
- Fire Science/Fire-fighting Certificate (under 1 year) (24 awarded), Associate (1 awarded)
Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians (3)
- Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (15 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (8 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (1 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
- Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician Certificate (under 1 year) (12 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded), Associate (4 awarded)
Culinary, entertainment, and personal services (1)
- Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General Certificate (under 1 year) (53 awarded), Associate (2 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate (3 awarded)
- Computer Programming/Programmer, General Certificate (under 1 year) (9 awarded), Certificate (1-2 years) (5 awarded), Associate (6 awarded)
Education (1)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Associate (22 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Behavioral Sciences Associate (17 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (2)
- Child Care and Support Services Management Certificate (1-2 years) (3 awarded)
- Child Care Provider/Assistant Certificate (under 1 year) (7 awarded), Associate (3 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (1)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Associate (11 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General Associate (9 awarded)
Agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related fields (1)
- Agriculture, General Associate (7 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (3)
- Art/Art Studies, General Associate (3 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Associate (1 awarded)
- Music, General Associate (3 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- English Language and Literature, General Associate (2 awarded)
- Rhetoric and Composition Associate (1 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Associate (3 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Associate (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Associate (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General Associate (1 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-district
- $3,570
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $4,320
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $4,720
- Housing and food on campus
- $4,200
- Books and supplies
- $2,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,675
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $14,195
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $14,595
- Total cost living at home
- $11,795
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $4,058 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $4,734 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $7,270 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $11,111 |
| Over $110,000 | $11,288 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 81%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 67%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $6,690
- Got a grant from the college
- 38%
- Average grant from the college
- $3,048
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 30%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 26%
- Average amount borrowed
- $4,707
Graduation
- Finished in 2 years
- 21%
- Finished in 3 years
- 28%
- Finished in 4 years
- 32%
- Transferred to another college
- 19%
- Came back for year two
- 55%
| Pell grant students | 26% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 30% |
| Neither | 30% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 210 | 33% |
| Men | 193 | 23% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Asian | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 23 | 17% |
| Hispanic | 135 | 31% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 0% (small group) |
| White | 216 | 29% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 14% (small group) |
| Race unknown | 4 | 25% (small group) |
| International | 5 | 20% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 506 | 33% | 21% |
| Started here, part-time | 183 | 23% | 22% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 211 | 35% | 30% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 384 | 9% | 61% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2020. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 4,000
- Undergraduates
- 4,000
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,139
- Part-time undergraduates
- 2,861
- Students per faculty member
- 18 to 1
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 17%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 29%
| Women | 61% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Black | 6% |
| Hispanic | 31% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 45% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Race unknown | 13% |
| International | 1% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 112 Lamar Dr, Hillsboro, TX, 76645
- County
- Hill County
- Type
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
- Highest degree
- Associates
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NJCAA
- Offers
- Weekend or evening classes, Credit for AP exams
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.