Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, and Stafford in Texas.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of HCCS includes territory within the following school districts:
- the Houston Independent School District,
- the Stafford Municipal School District,
- the Spring Branch Independent School District (*),
- the Alief Independent School District,
- the North Forest Independent School District,
- the portion of the Fort Bend Independent School District located within the territory of Missouri City.
(*)district included in service area by state law, but is not part of the tax base.
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