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 Columbia State Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in liberal arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 Columbia State Community College was $692 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $168 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,242 | $17,448 |
| Fees | $340 | $340 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,750 | $1,750 |
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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. Liberal Arts students who received their associate degree at Columbia State Community College took out an average of $9,416 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $11,188.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their associate degree from Columbia State Community College is $25,034 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $23,781.
Online degrees for the Columbia State Community College 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 Columbia State Community College Online Learning page.
About 62.1% of the students who received their AA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.6% of the liberal arts associate degrees at Columbia State Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 11 |
| Black or African American | 43 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 493 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 625 |
*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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