by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Liberal Arts. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Big Sandy Community and Technical 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Big Sandy Community and Technical College paid an average of $627 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $179 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,296 | $15,048 |
| Fees | $192 | $192 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,026 | $1,026 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at Big Sandy Community and Technical College in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $11,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from Big Sandy Community and Technical College make an average of $18,429 a year during the early days of their career. That is 23% 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 Big Sandy Community and Technical College offers online options in its liberal arts associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Big Sandy Community and Technical College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.7% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 2.8% of the liberal arts associate degrees at Big Sandy Community and Technical College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 238 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 251 |
*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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