Liberal Arts at Southwestern Community College

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

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 section at the bottom of this page.

Southwestern Community College Liberal Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Southwestern Community College Liberal Arts Rankings

Liberal Studies Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

61% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Southwestern Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	83
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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Careers That Liberal Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal 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 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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