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 Blue Ridge Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in liberal arts, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at BRCC was $331 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $154 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,620 | $9,918 |
| Fees | $744 | $1,449 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,358 | $1,358 |
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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 BRCC in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $10,000 in student debt. That is 11% lower than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from BRCC make an average of $22,534 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $23,781.
Online degrees for the BRCC liberal arts associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the BRCC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in liberal arts in 2019-2020, 63.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at BRCC in 2019-2020, 20.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 193 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 249 |
*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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