by our College Data Analytics TeamLiberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Illinois Valley 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at IVCC paid an average of $466 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $433 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,000 | $14,000 |
| Fees | $232 | $232 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at IVCC in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $6,636 in student debt. That is 41% lower than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from IVCC make an average of $20,921 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $23,781.
Online degrees for the IVCC 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 IVCC Online Learning page.
About 62.2% of the students who received their AA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at IVCC in 2019-2020, 23.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 89 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 105 |
| General Studies | 14 |
*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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