Henry Ford Community College
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| Motto: | Your best choice. Guaranteed! |
| Established: | 1938[1] |
| Type: | District supported[2] Public Community college[1] |
| President: | Gail Mee[3] |
| Staff: | 741[1] |
| Undergraduates: | 13,000[2] |
| Location: | Dearborn, Michigan, USA |
| Campus: | Suburban (75 acres)[4][2] |
| Colors: | Blue and white |
| Nickname: | Hawks[5] |
| Website: | hfcc.edu |
Henry Ford Community College (HFCC) is a public two-year college located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school, established in 1938,[1] is accredited by North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and the Michigan Commission on College Accreditation.
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[edit] Degrees
HFCC offers Associate Degrees and certificate programs in a wide variety of liberal arts, science, fine arts, culinary arts and health science disciplines. The college also has a Center for Lifelong Learning which offers non-credit courses for personal enrichment or professional development. Other offerings include an Honors Program, a chapter of Phi Theta Kappa and the radio station WHFR 89.3 FM. It also holds discipline-specific accreditations for its many health science programs.
[edit] Transferring/graduating
HFCC guarantees that credits earned at their institution will be fully accepted in transfer to four-year colleges. The college also guarantees to refund all tuition increases to any student who graduates within four years of starting a program.[6]
[edit] Athletics
Henry Ford has several intercollegiate sports teams, including men's baseball, basketball and golf and women's basketball, softball and volleyball. The school also has a selection of seventeen intramural teams.[5][4]
[edit] Financial support
As a public institution, the school gets support from several sources: state appropriations, student tuition and fees, local Dearborn School District property taxes, auxiliary activities, and both state and local grants.[1]
[edit] Enrollment
In Fall 2007 academic year, Henry Ford enrolled more than 14,000 students[2] and had 741 employees, 175 of which being full time.[1]
