Liberal Arts General Studies at Elgin Community College

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Elgin Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ECC is located in Elgin, Illinois and approximately 7,882 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

ECC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

ECC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at ECC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at Elgin Community College.

ECC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at ECC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 1% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at ECC are white. Around 50% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Elgin Community College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	44
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	209
White	322
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	40

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Elgin Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Professors	3,040	$66,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.