Liberal Arts General Studies at Southwestern Community College

Every liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at Southwestern Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southwestern Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Southwestern Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

64% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 76% 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 Southwestern Community College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	96
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

Liberal Arts General Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	142
Individualized Studies	9

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 NC, the home state for Southwestern Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Professors	5,220	$70,590

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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