Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Reading Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at RACC paid an average of $367 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $333 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $8,220 | $9,240 |
Fees | $1,770 | $1,770 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at RACC in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $20,400 in student debt. That is 82% higher than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from RACC make an average of $21,508 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $23,781.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that RACC offers online options in its liberal arts associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RACC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.9% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 54.0% of the liberal arts associate degrees at RACC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 28 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts | 1 |
General Studies | 62 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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