General Studies at Northern Virginia Community College

Every general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general studies program at Northern Virginia Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and has a total student population of 52,873.

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.

Northern Virginia Community College General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in General Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Virginia Community College

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.

Northern Virginia Community College does offer online education options in general studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Associate’s Degree

Northern Virginia Community College General Studies Rankings

General Studies Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College General Studies Associate’s Program

67% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general studies associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general studies graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with a associate's in general studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	140
Black or African American	193
Hispanic or Latino	296
White	340
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	86

Humanities

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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