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Liberal Arts General Studies at Mt Hood Community College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, take a look at what Mt Hood Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Mt Hood Community College is located in Gresham, OR.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 506 liberal arts general studies degrees were awarded at Mt Hood Community College.

Studying Online at Mt Hood Community College

Many students take online classes at Mt Hood Community College. Of 6,476 students, 1,032 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,004 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Mt Hood Community College

Rankings can help you compare Mt Hood Community College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Oregon	#1 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Oregon	#7 of 18
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#82 of 230
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#163 of 229
Best Value	Nationwide	#395 of 1,495
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#891 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Mt Hood Community College

Those who finish Mt Hood 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	$25,380
2 years	$24,267
3 years	$26,920
4 years	$34,240
5 years	$38,769

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Mt Hood Community College take home a median $34,240, compared with $40,932 for all Mt Hood Community College graduates — about 16% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Mt Hood Community College comes in at $11,083.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Mt Hood Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Mt Hood Community College are 63% women (319) and 37% men (187).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Mt Hood Community College

Of the 506 associate’s liberal arts general studies graduates at Mt Hood Community College, 63% were women (319) and 37% were men (187).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	318
Hispanic / Latino	81
Black / African American	20
Asian	29
American Indian / Alaska Native	3
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3
Two or More Races	33
International (Nonresident)	9
Unknown	10

Minority students account for 33% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Mt Hood 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 Mt Hood Community College

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

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	309
General Studies	197

Top-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Mt Hood Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying 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.