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San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX

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Founded1961
Websitehttps://www.sanjac.edu/
AddressPasadena, Texas

San Jacinto College, Pasadena, TX

San Jacinto College is a public community college in the Greater Houston area, headquartered in Pasadena, Texas. Voters approved the college in 1960 as East Harris County Union Junior College, and it was established in 1961. It operates campuses including Central in Pasadena, North and South in Houston, the Maritime Campus in La Porte, which opened in 2016, and Generation Park in northeast Houston, which opened in 2020. The college offers more than 200 programs across business, STEM, health sciences, education and other fields, with notable strengths in emergency medical technology and maritime training and logistics. It received the 2020 Aspen Institute and Siemens Foundation award for excellence and equity in community college STEM, and it runs early college high school partnerships with local school districts.

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Founded: 1961
Location: Pasadena, Texas
Type: Public community college
Known for: Maritime Campus and maritime programs; more than 200 programs; Aspen Prize recognition; multiple Houston-area campuses

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LevelsAssociate degrees, certificates, dual credit and continuing education

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Admission criteriaFirst-time students are high school graduates or holders of high school equivalency who have never attended college; other categories cover transfer students, returning students away for at least two semesters, dual credit high school students, co-enrollment students, international students and continuing education students

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