General Studies at Howard Community College

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

HCC is located in Columbia, Maryland and has a total student population of 9,566.

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

HCC General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

HCC General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at HCC

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

HCC General Studies Associate’s Program

61% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general studies 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 general studies graduates 10% 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 general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	74
Black or African American	121
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	177
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	46

Liberal Arts

Careers That General Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in general studies 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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