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 Elgin 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at ECC was $396 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,128 | $9,504 |
| Fees | $12 | $12 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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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 ECC took out an average of $8,000 in student loans. That is 28% lower than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from ECC make an average of $29,557 a year during the early days of their career. That is 24% higher than the national average of $23,781.
ECC does not offer an online option for its liberal arts associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 59.4% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Around 45.2% of liberal arts associate degree recipients at ECC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 31 |
| Black or African American | 15 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 318 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 34 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 604 |
*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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