Advancing AI: Local colleges grow artificial intelligence education
Advancing AI: Local colleges grow artificial intelligence education
Publish Date: 2026-02-17 07:00:00
Source Domain: communityimpact.com
- Houston City College (HCC) officially changed its name from Houston Community College on June 18, after 54 years, to reflect its growth.
- HCC has launched its first two baccalaureate degree programs in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, as well as health care management, and now plans to introduce three new four-year programs: computer information systems, business, and nursing starting in 2027 and 2028.
- HCC aims to provide more opportunities for student learning, helping to fill gaps in the local labor market, particularly in the AI sector where there is significant demand but little supply.
- Students from HCC’s Southwest College have already made notable achievements, including being finalists in a NASA competition for developing an AI-based drone to find feral hogs in ranches.
- HCC is receiving funding from Google to train teachers and professors interested in AI, as well as funding for providing student internships, which aims to help meet growing career and job opportunity demands.
