Consumer Information
The disclosures below include the information Howard College is required to provide to the general public, current students, current employees, prospective students, prospective employees, families of current or prospective students, or prospective student-athletes and their parents, high school counselors, and coaches.
General information
- Acceptable use guidelines
- Campus Maps
- Copyright Infringement
- Degree & Certificate Programs | Areas of Study
- Drug Free Schools and Communities Act
- Licensing & Accreditation
- Mission statement
- Report Fraud/Abuse/Waste
- Teacher Preparation Program Report
- Web Accessibility
- Misrepresentation:
Howard College/Southwest College for the Deaf employees will not make statements indicating that any program or degree offered by the college will result in employment, promotion in existing employment, increases in salary, or other benefit. No employee will make statements that completion or attendance at HC/SWCD will result in admission to any other institution nor to any program at HC/SWCD. The college catalog contains requirements for admission and completion of all degrees and the costs associated with such degrees. No employee may make representation that any of these policies may be waived without written permission from the appropriate administrative official.
Student matters
- Student Complaints
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
- Procedures for Withdrawing
- Institutional Refund Policy
- Articulation/Transfer
- Disciplinary Sanctions
- THECB Student Complaints
- Veterans Services
- Immunizations
- Student Accessibility Services
- Student Rights & Responsibilities
- Voter Registration
- Equity in Athletics
- Athletics Website
- Textbook Provisions:
You are responsible for purchasing the required textbooks and supplies. The cost varies from semester to semester and from one program of study to another. Books and supplies are available from the HC Bookstore as well as other outlets. A student of this institution is not obligated to buy or rent a textbook from a college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.
Safety & Security
- Annual Security Report/Clery Act
- Campus & Emergency Numbers
- Emergency Response & Evacuation
- Fire Safety Report & Fire Statistics | Howard College & SWCD
- Non-Employee Accident Report
- Sexual Harassment/Sexual Violence Policies
- Sexual Misconduct: Submit an Anonymous Report
- Title IX
By the Numbers
Financial Aid & Student Loans
- Cost of Attendance
- Cost of Attendance Policy
- Net Price Calculator
- Financial Aid Programs
- Financial aid terms & conditions
- Return of unearned financial aid/Title IV Funds
- Satisfactory Academic Progress for Financial Aid Recipients
- Rights & Responsibilities of the Financial Aid Recipient
- Other Financial Aid-Related Links
- Gainful Employment
- Contact Information