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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California” ranking, we looked at 134 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community Christian College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. This small school is located in Redlands, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cerro Coso Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California. Ridgecrest, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 400 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California. Los Angeles Southwest College is a small public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 683 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. Located in Wilmington, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 1,284 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 134 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Moreno Valley College landed the #5 spot on the list. Moreno Valley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 915 students in 2020-2021.
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Norco College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Norco, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 1,056 diplomas to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Lassen Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. Lassen Community College is located in Susanville, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 198 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Compton College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. Compton College is a small school located in Compton, California that handed out 251 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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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West Valley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 637 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 1,871 students 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. Golden West College is a fairly large school located in Huntington Beach, California that handed out 2,255 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, San Joaquin Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 1,037 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Marymount California University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. Marymount California University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. It awarded 87 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Los Angeles Pierce College is a fairly large public school situated in Woodland Hills, California. It awarded 1,020 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. Bakersfield, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 1,933 students in 2020-2021.
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Pasadena City College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. Pasadena City College is a large school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 2,428 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Palo Verde College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. Palo Verde College is a small public school situated in Blythe, California. It awarded 146 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 652 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Las Positas College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California list. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 335 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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College of Alameda landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. College of Alameda is a small public school situated in Alameda, California. It awarded 178 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. Irvine, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 1,160 students in 2020-2021.
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College of the Sequoias came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Visalia, California, and it awarded 706 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of the Redwoods landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. College of the Redwoods is a small public school situated in Eureka, California. It awarded 184 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Mission College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking, coming in at #24. This medium-sized school is located in Sylmar, California, and it awarded 505 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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West Los Angeles College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in California ranking. West LA College is located in Culver City, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 502 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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