Mark Your Calendars: 50th Anniversary Events
UHD 50th Anniversary Gala
UHD Chili Cookoff
November 1, 2024
Houston, TX 77002
Jazz Concert with Terence Blanchard
November 9, 2024
President's Lecture Series | Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: What's Your Next
TDECU Tour Room, Welcome Center
201 Girard St., Houston, TX 77002
Opening of Special Exhibition
State of the University Address
UHD's 50th Anniversary Homecoming Week
The History of Houston's Downtown University
In 1974, the University of Houston acquired the assets of South Texas Junior College and opened the University of Houston-Downtown College (UHDC) at One Main Street as a four-year institution. By the end of the 1970s, the Texas Legislature approved UHDC as a distinct university in the University of Houston System. UHDC focused on meeting the needs of Houston's diverse and dynamic workforce. The first four-year degree was a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and resident students paid $4 per credit hour. By the early 1980s, it was clear that UHDC was more than a college. It was officially renamed as the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD).
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