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Houston Colleges & Universities

More than 315,000 students are enrolled in more than 500 degree and certification programs at 100-plus colleges, community colleges, technical and trade schools.

Rice University

The Greater Houston area has 14 major institutions of higher learning:

Baylor College of Medicine 

www.bcm.edu

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, the only private medical school in the Greater Southwest, is recognized as a premier academic health science center and is known for excellence in education, research and patient care. In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked BCM as one of the top 25 medical schools for research. Currently, BCM trains more than 3,000 medical, graduate, nurse anesthesia, and physician assistant students, as well as residents and post-doctoral fellows.

Houston Baptist University 

www.hbu.edu

Since its inception in 1960, HBU has grown into a thriving community of faith and scholarship.

Houston Community College System 

www.hccs.cc.tx.us

HCC, the largest community college system on the Texas Gulf Coast, is comprised of five regional colleges.

Prairie View A&M University 

www.pvamu.edu

Prairie View A&M is the second oldest public institution of higher education in Texas and the first state supported college in Texas for African-Americans.

Rice University

www.rice.edu

The Princeton Review, Newsweek College Guide, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Worth magazine, Financial Times, U.S. News and World Report and the Almanac of Architecture and Design all rank Rice as a top institution in the country.

Sam Houston State University 

www.shsu.edu

Serving 16795 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, SHSU's Carnegie classification places it in the top 7 percent of U.S. higher education institutions.

San Jacinto College District

www.sjcd.cc.tx.us

San Jacinto College District's three locations offer more than 140 degrees and certificates.

South Texas College of Law

www.stcl.edu

One of the largest private law schools in the country, South Texas College of Law provides a diverse body of students with the opportunity to obtain an exceptional legal education, preparing graduates to serve their community and the profession with distinction.

Texas Southern University

www.tsu.edu

TSU is one of two comprehensive Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) in the world.

University of Houston 

www.uh.edu

Chosen as one of the nation's best colleges for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in 2011. Nationally recognized programs at UH include: Creative Writing, Health Law, Intellectual Property Law, Business Administration (undergraduate) and Space Architecture, the only graduate program of its kind in the world. More than 77 UH students and coaches have participated in the Olympics, earning 33 medals (19 gold).

University of Houston - Clear Lake

www.uhcl.edu

More than 7,700 students enrolled each semester, with nearly half of those students enrolled in graduate study.

University of Houston - Downtown 

www.uhd.edu

Offers nearly 40 degree programs, including four graduate programs.

University of St. Thomas 

www.stthom.edu

Catholic institution with nearly 4,000 students. Ranked in the top tier of the region by U.S. News & World Report for the past 13 years.

University of Texas Health Science Center 

www.uthouston.edu

Located in the world renowned Texas Medical Center, UTHSC brings together the Dental Branch, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the Medical School, the School of Public Health, the School of Nursing, the School of Health Information Sciences, the UT Harris County Psychiatric Center and the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases.