HCC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Home-educated students are required to submit an affidavit of completion of requirements. The AA is the transferable degree. Some AS degrees transfer only under articulation agreements with certain universities. One must have established a residence in Florida for 12 consecutive months prior to the first day of the regular term.
Financial aid is available for eligible students.
Financial aid assistance is available on every campus. Part-time students are eligible for financial aid. Students may earn only one AA degree but as many AS degrees as they wish. Students are required to provide official transcripts from every post-secondary institution that they have attended. A student may exempt the Essay, English Language Skills and Reading sections by earning a 2.5 GPA in ENC 1101 and 1102.