Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Portland Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Portland Community College. You can study it at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #1 out of 16 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

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Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

Portland Community College Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#617 in the U.S.

#2 in Oregon

College Factual rates Portland Community College highly for liberal arts general studies, placing at #617 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	617 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Oregon	2 of 18

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at Portland Community College

The table below lists every degree level available for liberal arts general studies at Portland Community College, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	1,901

Portland Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Portland Community College awarded 1,901 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

Portland Community College is among the very best schools in the country for liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. Its best result was #1 out of 16 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oregon	1
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region	75
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	367

Portland Community College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$5,220 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$15,334 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,428	$10,008
Fees	$432	$432

Find out more about Portland Community College tuition and fees.

Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 39% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

The largest share of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at Portland Community College were White. Roughly 50% of graduates fell into this category.

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

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

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	185
Black or African American	105
Hispanic or Latino	379
White	956
Non-Resident Aliens	26
Other Races	250

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

Portland Community College conferred 990 associate’s completions in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies recently — 59% to women and 41% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (49%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Oregon — #1
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #67
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #297

General Studies (Associate’s)

Portland Community College conferred 911 associate’s degrees in general studies recently — 63% to women and 37% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (51%).

Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Oregon — #1
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region — #12
Best General Studies Associate Degree Schools — #123

References

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