by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across California, there were 112,228 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,456 and $14,718 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46,600 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California” ranking, we looked at 134 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree liberal arts students.
Out of the 134 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Community Christian College landed the #1 spot on the list. Redlands, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 134 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerro Coso Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ridgecrest, California, this small public school handed out 400 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Southwest College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California. Los Angeles Southwest College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 683 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Harbor College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Wilmington, California, and it awarded 1,284 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 134 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Moreno Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Moreno Valley, California. It awarded 915 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Norco College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Norco College is located in Norco, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,056 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Lassen Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. Susanville, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 198 students in 2020-2021.
Full Lassen Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #8, Compton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. Compton College is a small public school situated in Compton, California. It awarded 251 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
West Valley College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga, California, and it awarded 637 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Riverside City College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. Riverside City College is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 1,871 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Golden West College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 2,255 students in 2020-2021.
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San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Delta is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,037 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marymount California University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. Located in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 87 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Woodland Hills, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1,020 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Bakersfield College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Bakersfield, California, and it awarded 1,933 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pasadena City College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. Pasadena City College is a public institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2,428 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palo Verde College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. Palo Verde College is a public institution located in Blythe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 146 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. Located in Aptos, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 652 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 335 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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College of Alameda ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. This small school is located in Alameda, California, and it awarded 178 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Irvine Valley College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 1,160 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Irvine Valley College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
College of the Sequoias ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. College of the Sequoias is a public institution located in Visalia, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 706 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of the Redwoods did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. College of the Redwoods is a public institution located in Eureka, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 184 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Mission College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California list. Located in Sylmar, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 505 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Los Angeles Mission College
West Los Angeles College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Culver City, California, and it awarded 502 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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