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Liberal Arts General Studies at Santa Ana College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Liberal Arts General Studies, consider the program at Santa Ana College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Santa Ana College sits in Santa Ana, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 1,942 liberal arts general studies degrees were granted at Santa Ana College.

Online & Distance Learning at Santa Ana College

Many students take online classes at Santa Ana College. Among 27,248 students, 8,579 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,399 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Santa Ana College

Use these rankings to compare Santa Ana College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#28 of 230
Best Value	California	#29 of 153
Best Value	Nationwide	#46 of 1,495
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#54 of 152
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#66 of 229
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#315 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Santa Ana College

Those who finish Santa Ana 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	$29,659
3 years	$27,493
4 years	$34,795
5 years	$43,674

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Santa Ana College earn a median of $34,795, compared with $43,955 for all Santa Ana College graduates — about 21% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Santa Ana College stands at $7,014.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Santa Ana College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Santa Ana College are 67% women (1,292) and 33% men (650).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Santa Ana College

Among the 1,016 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Santa Ana College, 64% were women (654) and 36% were men (362).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	65
Hispanic / Latino	718
Black / African American	24
Asian	133
American Indian / Alaska Native	6
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	13
Two or More Races	27
International (Nonresident)	9
Unknown	21

Minority students account for 91% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Santa Ana College, above 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 Santa Ana College

The Liberal Arts General Studies program at Santa Ana College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	1,319
Humanities	623

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Students who finish Liberal Arts General Studies program at Santa Ana College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying 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.