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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom paid an average of $128 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $113 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,727 | $4,180 |
| Fees | $445 | $445 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,690 | $9,690 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,570 | $3,570 |
Learn more about Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom took out an average of $9,020 in student loans. That is 19% lower than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom make an average of $23,884 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $23,781.
Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom 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 Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Online Learning page.
Women made up around 67.1% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in liberal arts at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom in 2019-2020, 45.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 98 |
| Black or African American | 101 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 6 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 |
| White | 616 |
| International Students | 36 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 234 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 1,310 |
*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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