Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at Northern Virginia Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in liberal arts, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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 Northern Virginia Community College was $360 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $180 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,412 | $10,790 |
Fees | $198 | $903 |
Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about Northern Virginia Community College tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Liberal Arts students who received their associate degree at Northern Virginia Community College took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from Northern Virginia Community College make an average of $37,004 a year during the early days of their career. That is 56% higher than the national average of $23,781.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that Northern Virginia Community College offers online options in its liberal arts associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Virginia Community College Online Learning page.
About 62.6% of the students who received their AA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at Northern Virginia Community College in 2019-2020, 61.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 226 |
Black or African American | 274 |
Hispanic or Latino | 420 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 |
White | 527 |
International Students | 54 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 100 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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General Studies | 1,374 |
Humanities | 238 |
*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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