Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Howard Community College

Every liberal arts / sciences and humanities school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at Howard Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and approximately 9,566 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities section at the bottom of this page.

HCC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

HCC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Student Demographics at HCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors at Howard Community College.

HCC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal arts / sciences and humanities associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% 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 / sciences and humanities graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	87
Black or African American	201
Hispanic or Latino	89
White	276
International Students	49
Other Races/Ethnicities	82

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

If you plan to be a liberal arts / sciences and humanities major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Howard Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts General Studies	784

Related Majors

Careers That Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD

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.