Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Below are the key facts about this program at Southwest. You can study it at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #13 out of 20 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

Southwest Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

#911 in the U.S.

#19 in Tennessee

#194 in the Southeast Region

By College Factual’s measure, Southwest among the top schools in the country for liberal arts general studies, placing at #911 out of 1,506 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	911 of 1,506
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in Tennessee	19 of 29
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	194 of 420

Undergraduate Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees at Southwest

The following degree levels are granted in liberal arts general studies at Southwest, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	473

Southwest Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Southwest Tennessee Community College handed out 473 associate’s degrees in liberal arts general studies.

Associate’s Rankings

Southwest ranks competitively among schools offering liberal arts general studies at the associate’s level. In particular it placed #13 out of 20 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee	13
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	130
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools	602

Southwest Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$4,766 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$8,750 Average Student Debt

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$4,104	$17,424
Fees	$326	$326

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Associate’s Student Diversity

In the most recent graduating class, 30% of liberal arts general studies associate’s degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

The majority of liberal arts general studies associate’s degree graduates at Southwest were Black or African American. Roughly 55% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies majors at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	261
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	129
Non-Resident Aliens	2
Other Races	12

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

Southwest conferred 473 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies in the most recent reporting year — 70% to women and 30% to men. The largest share of these graduates were Black or African American (55%).

Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee — #9
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region — #101
Best Liberal Arts Associate Degree Schools — #470

References

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