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Liberal Arts General Studies at Cleveland Community College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Cleveland Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cleveland Community College is in Shelby, NC.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 307 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Cleveland Community College.

Studying Online at Cleveland Community College

Distance learning is available at Cleveland Community College. Among 1,558 students, 326 (21%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 442 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Cleveland Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Cleveland Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	North Carolina	#6 of 71
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#21 of 421
Best Value	Nationwide	#127 of 1,495

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Cleveland Community College

Students who complete Cleveland Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$26,861
2 years	$21,135
3 years	$22,611
4 years	$30,420
5 years	$34,922

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Cleveland Community College take home a median $30,420, compared with $33,862 for all Cleveland Community College graduates — about 10% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Cleveland Community College comes in at $7,131.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Cleveland Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Cleveland Community College are 64% women (195) and 36% men (112).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Cleveland Community College

Among the 303 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Cleveland Community College, 64% were women (193) and 36% were men (110).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Cleveland Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	210
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	46
Asian	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	15
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	17

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Cleveland Community College, below the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Cleveland Community College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Cleveland Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	239
General Studies	12
Individualized Studies	56

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Those who complete Liberal Arts General Studies program at Cleveland Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.