by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 North Carolina, there were 18,469 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,649 and $14,171 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17,285 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 66 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts general studies.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisburg College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina. Louisburg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Louisburg, North Carolina. It awarded 74 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tri-County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina. Tri-County Community College is a small public school situated in Murphy, North Carolina. It awarded 145 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tri-County Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. CCCTI is located in Hudson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 666 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Albemarle landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 267 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 66 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Brunswick Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Brunswick Community College is located in Bolivia, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 218 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
Full Brunswick Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Craven Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Craven Community College is a public institution located in New Bern, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 314 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cape Fear Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Cape Fear Community College is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 933 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Vance-Granville Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school situated in Henderson, North Carolina. It awarded 229 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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James Sprunt Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. JSCC is located in Kenansville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at James Sprunt Community College
Roanoke-Chowan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #10. Roanoke-Chowan Community College is a small school located in Ahoskie, North Carolina that handed out 51 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Sandhills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina, and it awarded 342 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sandhills Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Central Piedmont Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 1,486 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Southeastern Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Located in Whiteville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 145 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Beaufort County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Beaufort County Community College is a small school located in Washington, North Carolina that handed out 208 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Beaufort County Community College
With a ranking of #15, Western Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Western Piedmont Community College is a small public school situated in Morganton, North Carolina. It awarded 135 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Western Piedmont Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
With a ranking of #16, Mitchell Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Statesville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 274 students in 2020-2021.
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Cleveland Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Cleveland Community College is a small school located in Shelby, North Carolina that handed out 258 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cleveland Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
McDowell Technical Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. McDowell Technical Community College is located in Marion, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 73 associates’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Halifax Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Halifax Community College is a small school located in Weldon, North Carolina that handed out 84 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rockingham Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Rockingham Community College is a small school located in Wentworth, North Carolina that handed out 144 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rockingham Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Bladen Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Dublin, North Carolina, and it awarded 183 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. A-B Tech is a medium-sized school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 335 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, South Piedmont Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Polkton, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts degrees to 159 students in 2020-2021.
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Sampson Community College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina ranking. Sampson Community College is a small public school situated in Clinton, North Carolina. It awarded 165 associates’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sampson Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
Coastal Carolina Community College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in North Carolina list. Coastal Carolina Community College is a public institution located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 418 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Coastal Carolina Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Report
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