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General Studies at Suffolk County Community College

If you are interested in studying General Studies, take a look at what Suffolk County Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Suffolk County Community College sits in Selden, NY.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 950 general studies degrees were awarded at Suffolk County Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Suffolk County Community College

Distance learning is available at Suffolk County Community College. Of 19,973 students, 1,949 (10%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,908 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of General Studies graduates at Suffolk County Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Studies graduates at Suffolk County Community College are 61% women (576) and 39% men (374).

General Studies Associate’s Program at Suffolk County Community College

Of the 950 associate’s general studies graduates at Suffolk County Community College, 61% were women (576) and 39% were men (374).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Suffolk County Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	496
Hispanic / Latino	316
Black / African American	59
Asian	30
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	27
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	18

Minority students account for 46% of General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Suffolk County Community College, lower than the national average of 50%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the General Studies program at Suffolk County Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for 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.