Liberal Arts General Studies at Portland Community College

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Portland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 22,904.

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.

Portland Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Portland Community College 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 Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at Portland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Portland Community College are white. Around 56% 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 Portland Community College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	208
Black or African American	110
Hispanic or Latino	361
White	1,513
International Students	72
Other Races/Ethnicities	418

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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR

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.