Hillsborough Community College

Hillsborough Community College (HCC) is a public community college in Hillsborough County, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System.

Hillsborough Community College

College logo
Motto	We'll Get You There
Type	Public community college
Established	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Parent institution	Florida College System
Endowment	$7.6 million (2020)[1]
President	Ken Atwater
Students	43,000
Location	Hillsborough County , Florida , United States
Nickname	Hawks
Website	www.hccfl.edu

History

HCC was one of the last community colleges to be created in Florida, founded in 1968. Only Pasco–Hernando State College, out of the 28-school Florida community college system, was founded later.

In January 2008 the school opened its first residence hall, Hawk's Landing, named after the school mascot. This marks HCC as one of the few community colleges with its own residence hall.^[2]

On July 1, 2025, Hillsborough Community College announced that it will undergo a rebrand, dropping "Community" from its name in the process to become Hillsborough College.^[3]

Campus

The college has five campuses located throughout the county. Locations include: Brandon, Dale Mabry, Plant City, Ybor City, and South Shore (on the south shore of Tampa Bay in Ruskin); with the Dale Mabry campus being the largest. There are also instructional centers at MacDill Air Force Base (South Tampa/aligned with the Plant City Campus) and at the Regent (Riverview) aligned with the Brandon Campus. Administrative offices and headquarters are located on Davis Islands, near downtown Tampa. HCC has over 80 campus clubs, groups and organizations available.^[4]

Academics

HCC has grown to include over 43,000 students.^[5] In 2010, HCC ranked 8th in the state and 20th in the nation in total number of associate degrees produced.^[6] HCC houses the Honors Institute.^[7][8]

Athletics

HCC participates in the Suncoast Conference within Division I of NJCAA Region VIII within the Florida State College Activities Association (FSCAA). Sports include men's baseball and basketball, and women's basketball, softball, tennis and volleyball.^[9] The school's nickname is the Hawks. The school's competitions are broadcast on both the school's athletic site and the school radio station WMNF 88.5 HD4. Basketball is played at the Dale Mabry campus.^[10]

Notable people

Alumni

For a more comprehensive list, see Category:Hillsborough Community College alumni.

• Geoffrey Giuliano, author and actor^[11]
• Colton Gordon, professional baseball player
• Garry Hancock, professional baseball player^[12]
• Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea), professional wrestler
• Othello Hunter, professional basketball player
• Bobby Mosebach, professional baseball player
• Jeffrey Webb, professional soccer official^[13]
• Chad Zerbe, professional baseball player

Faculty

• Percival Davis, professor of life science, young earth creationist, and activist in the intelligent design movement^[14]