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UH Next 2+2 Transfer Program

Houston Community College, Houston, Texas, United States

United StatesLow-cost schoolassociateOpen to Mongolian citizens

Large Texas community college with very low per-credit international tuition and a 2+2 assured-admission pathway (UH Next) into University of Houston.

TuitionUSD 5,448 / yearOfficial rate of $227/semester credit hour x 24 credits/year. HCC's own I-20 budget example shows Tuition & Fees including mandatory health insurance totalling $7,980 for the same 24 credits.
Living costUSD 13,400 / yearHCC's own published 'Living Expenses' line in its official I-20 financial example for a 24-credit-hour academic year.
IntakesFall, Spring, Summer
Proof of funds for the visaUSD 22,980HCC's own official I-20 cost-of-attendance example for 24 credit hours/year: Tuition & Fees incl. insurance $7,980 + Living $13,400 + Books $1,600 = $22,980; add $4,400 per dependent.

What you need

  • TOEFL 79 or IELTS 6.5 or PTE 53iBT (or 550 PBT / 213 CBT). Overall. PTE Academic.
  • Open-admission community college; no minimum GPA published for general F-1 admission. Applicants under 18 must document U.S.-high-school-diploma equivalency.
  • Completed Form I-20 Application
  • Passport biometric page copy
  • Financial documentation
  • $75 non-refundable application fee
  • English proficiency score if submitted
  • Proof of funds: USD 22,980HCC's own official I-20 cost-of-attendance example for 24 credit hours/year: Tuition & Fees incl. insurance $7,980 + Living $13,400 + Books $1,600 = $22,980; add $4,400 per dependent.

Deadlines

  • Date not published Fall intakeHCC's own page publishes a recurring 'June 15' deadline without naming a specific year; do not quote a 2027 date without re-checking the live page closer to the cycle.
  • Date not published Spring intakeRecurring 'October 15' deadline, year not stated.
  • Date not published Summer intakeRecurring 'March 15' deadline, year not stated.

Where it leads

UH Next - a 2+2 program with assured admission from HCC into University of Houston bachelor's degrees (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences) for students meeting approved standards. HCC also runs co-enrollment Engineering Academies with University of Houston and Texas A&M, and a pathway to University of Houston-Downtown.

Visa

F-1.

Things to know

Open to international F-1 applicants.

No agent/recruitment-partner page found on hccs.edu. Admission GPA minimum and the exact year for deadlines are not stated on the source pages (deadlines are published as recurring annual dates) - re-confirm the year closer to the 2027 cycle. This is the single lowest total official cost figure found across the whole dataset.

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