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 Southwest Tennessee Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in liberal arts, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Strengthen your communication and critical-thinking skills with this online associate in liberal arts degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Southwest paid an average of $692 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $168 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,032 | $16,608 |
| Fees | $311 | $311 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,545 | $1,545 |
Learn more about Southwest tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Liberal Arts students who received their associate degree at Southwest took out an average of $7,500 in student loans. That is 33% lower than the national average of $11,188.
The median early career salary of liberal arts students who receive their associate degree from Southwest is $23,906 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $23,781.
Southwest 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 Southwest Online Learning page.
About 68.0% of the students who received their AA in liberal arts in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63.0%.
Around 70.6% of liberal arts associate degree recipients at Southwest in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 12 |
| Black or African American | 380 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 187 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 24 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts | 654 |
*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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