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Liberal Arts General Studies at Kankakee Community College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, take a look at what Kankakee Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Kankakee Community College is in Kankakee, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 176 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Kankakee Community College.

Studying Online at Kankakee Community College

Online coursework is an option at Kankakee Community College. Among 2,564 students, 189 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 772 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Kankakee Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Kankakee Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#5 of 215
Best Value	Illinois	#8 of 61
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#10 of 59
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#19 of 213
Best Value	Nationwide	#64 of 1,495
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#145 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Kankakee Community College

Students who complete Kankakee Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$24,659
2 years	$24,730
3 years	$32,466
4 years	$39,981
5 years	$45,689

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Kankakee Community College earn a median of $39,981, compared with $45,789 for all Kankakee Community College graduates — about 13% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Kankakee Community College stands at $5,900.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Kankakee Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Kankakee Community College are 70% women (123) and 30% men (53).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Kankakee Community College

Among the 148 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Kankakee Community College, 70% were women (103) and 30% were men (45).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	83
Hispanic / Latino	32
Black / African American	18
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	8
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Kankakee Community College, below 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 Kankakee Community College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Kankakee Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	141
General Studies	35

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Kankakee Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates, 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.