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 Rock Valley College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Rock Valley College was $549 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $293 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,790 | $16,470 |
| Fees | $524 | $524 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,230 | $1,230 |
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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 Rock Valley College took out an average of $6,500 in student loans. That is 42% lower than the national average of $11,188.
liberal arts who receive their associate degree from Rock Valley College make an average of $24,589 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% higher than the national average of $23,781.
Rock Valley College 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 Rock Valley College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 63.7% of the liberal arts students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. 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 Rock Valley College in 2019-2020, 32.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 13 |
| Black or African American | 37 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 367 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 25 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 560 |
*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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