Hillsborough Community College

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

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.

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.

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

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. 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.

Alumni

 * Geoffrey Giuliano, radio personality and biographer of the Beatles
 * Colton Gordon (born 1998), baseball pitcher
 * Garry Hancock, baseball outfielder who played for the Indians and the Rangers in 1974.
 * Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea), professional wrestler
 * Othello Hunter (born 1986), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
 * Robert Mosebach (born 1984), baseball player who has played for the Expos and the Phillies.
 * Jeffrey Webb, former FIFA vice president
 * Chad Zerbe (born 1972), baseball player who played for the Dodgers in 1991.

Faculty

 * Percival Davis, author, a young earth creationist, and activist in the intelligent design movement. Retired, former professor of Life Science.