Liberal Arts General Studies at New River Community College

What traits are you looking for in a liberal arts school? To help you decide if New River Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's liberal arts program.

NRCC is located in Dublin, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,137.

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.

NRCC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at NRCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NRCC offers distance education options for liberal arts at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

NRCC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at NRCC

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

NRCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at NRCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at NRCC are white. Around 85% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New River Community College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	260
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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 VA, the home state for New River Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.