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 Community College of Philadelphia. 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 Community College of Philadelphia was $477 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $318 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,632 | $11,448 |
| Fees | $960 | $1,200 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,400 | $2,400 |
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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 Community College of Philadelphia took out an average of $14,250 in student loans. That is 27% higher than the national average of $11,188.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their associate degree from Community College of Philadelphia is $27,987 per year. That is 18% higher than the national average of $23,781.
Online degrees for the Community College of Philadelphia 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 Community College of Philadelphia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.5% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at Community College of Philadelphia in 2019-2020, 73.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 112 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 2 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 54 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 254 |
*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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