The University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL) is a four-year state college, and is one of four particular foundations in the University of Houston System. Its grounds compasses 524 sections of land (2.12 km2) in Pasadena, with a branch grounds in Pearland. Established in 1971, UHCL has an enlistment of more than 8,000 understudies. The U.S. News and World Report positions the college No. 81 in its Regional University Rankings (West), and No. 32 among top state funded colleges.
The college serves understudies in four scholarly schools. UHCL offers almost 90 degree programs: 40 single men, 44 experts, and two doctoral. Granting more than 2,100 degrees every year, the college's graduated class base surpasses 50,000.
In 1961, NASA reported that the Manned Spacecraft Center would be situated in Houston simply off the shores of Clear Lake. Ahead of schedule in the advancement of the Manned Spacecraft Center, an interest for graduate studies developed inside of NASA and the close-by space-related commercial ventures.
In 1964, the University of Houston (UH) started offering courses in material science, math, and different building projects to NASA workers at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC). On September 10, 1965, MSC Director Robert R. Gilruth formally asked for that the University of Houston give quick thought to the foundation of a changeless graduate and undergrad instructive office in the Clear Lake range. UH President, Philip G. Hoffman, answered that "… it would be troublesome for us to be lethargic to essential needs of the MSC and its staff," yet showed that "the procurement of proper area in the Clear Lake City zone would be of significant significance to this ventu