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Center for International Education
Welcome to the Center for International Education at Hillsborough Community College!
About Us
The Center for International Education (CIE) seeks to create a learning environment that prepares students for an increasingly interconnected and changing, global community.
In addition to promoting student study abroad, facilitating faculty professional development, and internationalizing the curriculum, the Center for International Education provides specialized services for international students attending the College on F-1 visas. The Center's dedicated professionals assist F-1 international students in a variety of ways, including providing guidance on admissions, visas, orientation, academics, housing, and transferring to a four-year college or university.
Who We Are
 Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is a public, multi-campus community college in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County. The College has provided a high-quality, contemporary education to a large and diverse community since 1968 and today serves nearly 46,000 students at five campus locations.
In addition to educating approximately 160 F-1 international students from 54 nations, the College enrolls more than 2,600 permanent U.S. residents who are citizens of 146 different countries. Matching our cultural diversity, the College offers more than 150 degree, career and university transfer programs.
Tampa Bay—Your Home in the Sunshine State!
Long known for its white-sand beaches, diverse culture and year-round recreation, Florida is much more than just a tourist destination. Home to exciting theme parks in Central Florida, the Kennedy Space Center on the East Coast, famous South Beach in Miami, and the oldest U.S. city of St. Augustine, the Sunshine State is not only a popular place to live, but also has an exceptional education system.
Why Choose HCC?
- Lower tuition cost
- Affordable, new housing on campus
- Personalized, quality instruction
- Small class sizes
- Five safe, convenient campus locations
- Easy transfer to a four-year university
- Intensive English instruction
- Tutoring and academic assistance
- Academic, athletic, environmental, and cultural organizations
- Accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
University Transfer
For international students who intend to earn a Bachelor’s degree or higher in the United States, HCC is a great place to start! The College provides a general studies, or liberal arts curriculum, which qualifies students to transfer as a third-year student to a four-year college or university. After earning an Associate in Arts (AA) degree at HCC, students may transfer to one of Florida's 11 public universities, or to other four-year colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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Hillsborough Community College
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U.S. College or University
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Bachelor's Degree
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(2-year Associate Degree)
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(2-years upper division)
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We look forward to seeing you on campus in the near future! Apply Now!
For a brief introduction to HCC, please select one of the following eight languages:
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Indonesian
Vietnamese
Korean
Chinese (Simplified)
Mandarin (Traditional)
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