University of Houston-Clear Lake represents a dynamic force in education, offering a close-knit, academic community, enhanced by a global perspective, to students in the Houston-Galveston area and beyond. UH-Clear Lake sits at the apex of the upper Gulf Coast’s international petrochemical industry, the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, and NASA’s Johnson Space Center, a location that gives students access to premier experiential learning opportunities through the University’s 670-plus industry partnerships.

More than 83,000 alumni have pursued diverse degree opportunities and possess distinguished records of achievement in the professional worlds of business, industry, education, space exploration and health care. Led by President Richard Walker, UHCL provides the learning experience students deserve: challenging, inspiring and life changing. Classroom and online teaching are conducted by highly qualified faculty who know their students by name and actively help them achieve their personal dreams and goals as active partners in their success.

Approximately 7,900 students can choose from more than 80 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in UHCL’s four colleges: Business, Education, Human Sciences and Humanities, and Science and Engineering. The University places emphasis on experiential learning with more than 550 internships providing opportunities for students to have hands-on training while they are enrolled in school.

Situated on a 524-acre nature preserve just 30 minutes from Downtown Houston, UHCL provides students with a peaceful wildlife-filled wooded campus within quick driving distance of all the amenities a major metropolitan area offers. Students also can choose from more than 60 student organizations and other events and activities that make UHCL a thriving, vibrant place to earn a degree.

Originally founded in 1974 in response to NASA’s call for higher education opportunities in the Bay Area, UHCL has earned a distinctive reputation as a student-responsive, academically rigorous, partnership-oriented university.

UHCL at Pearland

University of Houston-Clear Lake at Pearland at 1200 Pearland Parkway has been strengthening the educational landscape of the greater Pearland area since 2010. With degree options that include business, behavioral science, education and nursing, UH-Clear Lake at Pearland offers a great educational opportunity for those living in the growing Pearland area and adjoining communities. In addition to undergraduate and graduate programs, UHCL at Pearland helps busy professionals advance in their field through Professional And Continuing Education’s courses and credentialing programs. UHCL at Pearland stays true to the mission of a community-minded, partnership-oriented university through participation in organizations such as the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, the Northern Brazoria County Education Alliance and more.

UHCL at the Texas Medical Center

Students pursuing a degree from UHCL’s health care administration programs receive their education in the heart of one of the premier academic medical locations in the world, the Texas Medical Center. UHCL at TMC’s location on the 14th floor of the Fannin Tower makes it convenient for working professionals to earn health care-related degrees with a focus on business skills, finance, reimbursement and operations. UHCL’s degree programs prepare students to assume responsibility in the fastest-growing fields in healthcare administration.