Liberal Arts General Studies at Hillsborough Community College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if Hillsborough Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

HCC is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 19,532.

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.

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at HCC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

HCC does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

HCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	131
Black or African American	438
Hispanic or Latino	1,147
White	1,186
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	252

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 FL, the home state for Hillsborough Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Professors	16,250	$61,440

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.