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Liberal Arts General Studies at Irvine Valley College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Irvine Valley College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Irvine Valley College sits in Irvine, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 2,419 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Irvine Valley College.

Online & Distance Learning at Irvine Valley College

Distance learning is available at Irvine Valley College. Of 13,018 students, 4,924 (38%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,406 (42%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Irvine Valley College

Students who complete Irvine Valley College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$20,140
4 years	$45,418
5 years	$45,243

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Irvine Valley College report median earnings of $45,418, compared with $44,152 for all Irvine Valley College graduates — about 3% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Irvine Valley College stands at $6,672.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Irvine Valley College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Irvine Valley College are 52% women (1,262) and 48% men (1,157).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Irvine Valley College

Of the 1,273 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Irvine Valley College, 53% were women (677) and 47% were men (596).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Irvine Valley College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	405
Hispanic / Latino	280
Black / African American	24
Asian	407
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5
Two or More Races	91
International (Nonresident)	30
Unknown	29

Minority students account for 64% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Irvine Valley College, higher than the national average of 49%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Liberal Arts General Studies Concentrations at Irvine Valley College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Irvine Valley College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	2,254
Humanities	165

Best-Paid Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Irvine Valley College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.