Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Howard Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at HCC. You can study it at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #12 out of 17 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

#709 in the U.S.

#17 in Maryland

#116 in the Middle Atlantic Region

College Factual ranks HCC highly for liberal arts general studies, ranked #709 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	709 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Maryland	17 of 26
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	116 of 183

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at HCC

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	635

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

In the most recent year for which we have data, Howard Community College handed out 635 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

HCC is a solid choice among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. In particular it placed #12 out of 17 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maryland	12
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	61
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	445

HCC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,599 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,200 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,880	$10,071
Fees	$765	$765

Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 41% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at HCC were Black or African American. About 29% of graduates fell into this category.

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

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	182
Hispanic or Latino	84
White	176
Non-Resident Aliens	38
Other Races	74

General Studies (Associate’s)

HCC granted 465 associate’s degrees in general studies in the most recent reporting year — 58% to women and 42% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Black or African American (29%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Maryland — #3
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #15
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #158

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (Associate’s)

HCC conferred 170 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies recently — 64% to women and 36% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (35%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Maryland — #9
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #48
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #352

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.