Liberal Arts General Studies at Howard Community College

Every liberal arts general studies 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 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 General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

61% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at HCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% 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 6% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	90
Black or African American	161
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	227
International Students	36
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

The following liberal arts concentations are available at Howard Community College. 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
General Studies	581
Liberal Arts	203

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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