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Liberal Arts General Studies at East Arkansas Community College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, take a look at what East Arkansas Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

East Arkansas Community College sits in Forrest City, AR.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 231 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at East Arkansas Community College.

Studying Online at East Arkansas Community College

Online coursework is an option at East Arkansas Community College. Among 1,401 students, 586 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 288 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at East Arkansas Community College

Rankings can help you compare East Arkansas Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arkansas	#5 of 33
Best Value	Arkansas	#9 of 35
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#111 of 389
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#145 of 421
Best Value	Nationwide	#370 of 1,495
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#677 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from East Arkansas Community College

Students who complete East Arkansas 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	$19,439
2 years	$20,687
3 years	$24,373
4 years	$34,037
5 years	$33,889

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from East Arkansas Community College earn a median of $34,037, compared with $35,576 for all East Arkansas Community College graduates — about 4% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from East Arkansas Community College is $8,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at East Arkansas Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at East Arkansas Community College are 70% women (161) and 30% men (70).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at East Arkansas Community College

Of the 37 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at East Arkansas Community College, 68% were women (25) and 32% were men (12).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	19
Hispanic / Latino	2
Black / African American	14
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at East Arkansas Community College, lower than 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 East Arkansas Community College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at East Arkansas Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	198
General Studies	33

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at East Arkansas Community College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates, 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.