There is still time to register for the December mini-mester and spring first and second eight weeks at Hill College
Ashlee Ferguson
Monday, November 24, 2025 8:34 AM
Enrollment Management
Hillsboro, TX
Registration for the 2025 Hill College December mini-mester and spring semester (16 weeks and first and second eight weeks) is still open. Don’t miss this opportunity to start or continue your education and future career!
The three-week December mini-mester, which begins on December 15, 2025, is a great way to complete core courses (English, arts, languages, math, and sciences), allowing students to focus on their specified career pathways during the regular 16 and/or eight-week sessions.
Course and program highlights for the spring semester—a full 16 weeks or two eight-week sessions beginning January 20, 2026—include fine arts, education, math, several technical courses, as well as an agricultural economics course and a new academy class with the Fire Protection Program.
Fine arts classes include Drawing II and Design II at both the Hill County Campus (HCC) and the Burleson Higher Education Center (BHEC). Both courses introduce students to the fundamental terminologies, concepts, theory, and application of drawing and design, and are offered twice a week in person as well as a hybrid option.
EDUC 2301, Introduction to Special Populations, will be offered at the Johnson County Campus (JCC). The course provides an overview of approaches to schooling and practical classroom methodology from the perspectives of language, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnic and academic diversity, and equity. This course places an emphasis on facilitative learning and provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations of PreK to 12th grade classrooms with special populations. This course is an excellent opportunity for students working on their Associate of Applied Science degree in teaching.
Also offered at JCC is Introduction to Agricultural Economics. The course includes an introduction to fundamental economic principles and their application in the agricultural industry.
Several course highlights at the Cleburne Technical Center (CTC) include MATH 1332, Contemporary Mathematics; DRAM 2366, Film Appreciation; ELPT 1325, National Electric Code; ELPT 2419, Programmable Logic Controllers; and WLDG 1327, Welding Codes and Standards.
Contemporary Mathematics is geared toward non-STEM majors. Topics include introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, and probability and statistics. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology, and communication are also covered.
In Film Appreciation, students survey and analyze cinema, including history, film techniques, production procedures, selected motion pictures, and cinema’s impact on and reflection of society.
National Electric Code is an introductory course with an emphasis on wiring design, protective, methods, materials, equipment for general use, and basic calculations.
The Programmable Logic Controllers course covers fundamental logic controllers as well as principles of operation and numbering systems as applied to electrical controls.
Welding Codes and Standards is an in-depth study of welding codes and their development in accordance with structural standards, welding procedures, and destructive and nondestructive testing methods.
The Fire Protection Program provides hands-on training, classroom experience, and physical and practical training, giving students the necessary skills to be successful firefighters and essential members of the community.
The program, which is in partnership with the State Firefighters’ & Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas (SFFMA) and the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP), offers volunteers with the SFFMA firefighter II certification to petition the TCFP for basic structure firefighter certification allowing them to use the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) program to earn up to 24 credit hours toward their associate degree.
Additional courses available include accounting, art, business computer information systems, biology, business, chemistry, economics, English, government, history, humanities, math, music, office administration, psychology, sociology, speech, among many others.
All current and prospective students are encouraged to use the college’s four career pathways—Arts & Humanities, Business & Industry, Health & Public Service, and STEM. These pathways are intended to guide students on their academic and professional pursuits.
For more information about pathways and courses offered, visit www.hillcollege.edu/academics.
For students who are currently enrolled, no application is needed. Simply register online via the student portal or schedule an appointment with your academic advisor at your local campus by emailing advising@hillcollege.edu. New students should complete an application at www.hillcollege.edu/Admissions_Aid.
Regular advisement hours at all campuses are 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8 a.m.–4 p.m. on Friday.
Financial aid is available; email finaid@hillcollege.edu for information.
For more information about Hill College, visit https://www.hillcollege.edu or call or email at 254.659.7650, advising@hillcollege.edu.