Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Houston Community College

Here is an overview of this program at HCC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #18 out of 59 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

HCC Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#596 in the U.S.

#44 in Texas

#66 in the Southwest Region

By College Factual’s measure, HCC as a strong choice for liberal arts general studies, placing at #596 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	596 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Texas	44 of 93
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southwest Region	66 of 171

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at HCC

Here is each degree level granted in liberal arts general studies at HCC, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	1,623

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Houston Community College handed out 1,623 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

HCC is in the top 10% of the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Its best result was #18 out of 59 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas	18
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	31
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	347

HCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$2,040 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$17,106 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$2,904	$3,624
Fees	$1,248	$1,836

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Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 35% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at HCC were Hispanic or Latino. Approximately 45% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Houston Community College with a associate’s in liberal arts general studies.

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Houston Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	132
Black or African American	443
Hispanic or Latino	737
White	138
Non-Resident Aliens	91
Other Races	82

General Studies (Associate’s)

HCC awarded 1,623 associate’s degrees in general studies in the latest year of data — 65% to women and 35% to men. The most common background among these graduates was Hispanic or Latino (45%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Texas — #14
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region — #22
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #115

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.