Lone Star College - North Harris (Construction & Skilled Trades Technology Center)

Lone Star College is a public community college system in the Houston metropolitan area, founded in 1972 and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). It reports to the U.S. Department of Education as a single institution, and enrolled 73,077 undergraduate students system-wide in fall 2024. This record covers the LSC-North Harris campus at 2700 W.W. Thorne Drive in Houston, and specifically its Construction and Skilled Trades Technology Center. The college describes the center as dedicated to teaching and training the career and technical skills needed in Houston's construction industry. The center's website lists three program areas: Construction Supervision, Electrical Technology, and Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration. The Electrical Technology Associate of Applied Science degree requires 60 credit hours and is offered in full at LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-Creekside Center. The HVAC and Refrigeration AAS is a two-year program offered at LSC-North Harris, LSC-Houston North Victory and LSC-Magnolia Center; shorter Level I certificates and occupational entry options are also available in HVAC. Tuition is charged per credit hour and varies by residency. Classes run day and evening with fall, spring and summer start dates, and the college operates open enrollment with no application fee.