Degrees and Programs

Other Programs

COM offers a variety of other programs, including the following:

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Course (ROTC) – ROTC classes may be taken for elective credit toward any degree plan at COM and will also transfer to any four-year institution that participates in Air Force ROTC. The following Houston universities currently participate in our program:

  • University of Houston-Clear Lake
  • Rice University
  • Texas Southern University
  • The University of St. Thomas
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Houston Baptist University

Community college students are required to complete a four-year academic plan detailing the courses they will take to complete a four-year degree and specifying when they will graduate. This will require them to meet with a counselor at one of our partner universities listed above. This requirement ensures that two-year students plan on transferring to complete their four-year degree.

Freshman- and sophomore-level classes are open to all students as elective credits. No military obligation is incurred as a result of enrollment in these courses. However, once you transfer to a four-year university and pursue junior- and senior-level courses, you commit yourself to a military obligation. ROTC scholarship students also incur a military obligation. All courses and physical training sessions take place at the University of Houston. Flight orientation occurs at airports in the Houston metro area.

For more information, visit the ROTC page for course descriptions and current ROTC schedule. Also, you can contact the Air Force Science Department at the University of Houston or call them at (713) 743-4932 or online at www.uh.edu/afrotc.

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Senior Adult Program – COM’s Senior Adult Program reaches out to all persons 55 years and older who reside in our service area, providing them with lifelong learning experiences in a positive, accepting and intergenerational environment. We offer a variety of continuing education courses in subjects ranging from arts & crafts, cards, dance, fitness, computers, writing, painting and more. Plus, we offer lectures, trips and tours.

Our OneCard allows seniors to enroll at classes at nominal costs, use on-campus services such as our library, receive other local discounts, etc.

Click here to learn more about the Senior Adult Program. Or call Alesha Aulds, Senior Adult Program Coordinator, at (409) 933-8432 or (888) 258-8859, ext. 8432. She can also be reached at aaulds@com.edu.

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Spanish – Houston is the fourth largest Hispanic market in the U.S. The city’s Hispanic population totals 2.1 million people (or 34% of the population).* Therefore, knowing Spanish and having it on your resume could make you more marketable. COM offers four levels of both classroom and online Spanish courses. Plus, we offer a study abroad program, where you can spend four summer weeks in Oaxaca, Mexico. To learn more, contact Professor R. Naranjo at (409) 933-8353 or 409-933-8212 or (888) 258-8859, ext. 8353 or 8212.

* Statistic provided by Clear Channel Media’s 2009 H ouston Hispanic Media Kit.

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Cooperative Education – COM offers cooperative education to qualified students each semester. Work experiences are combined with traditional on-campus courses.

We currently offer co-op opportunities in the following programs:

  • Business, including accounting and administrative support
  • Child Development
  • Computer Systems Technology
  • Computer Information & Design Technologies
  • Drafting
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Graphic Design
  • Network Systems Technologies
  • Real Estate

To learn more, contact Geane Stevenson at (409) 933-8280.

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