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Liberal Arts General Studies at Ventura College

If you plan to study Liberal Arts General Studies, you may want to check out the program at Ventura College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Ventura College is located in Ventura, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 2,642 liberal arts general studies graduations were recorded at Ventura College.

Studying Online at Ventura College

Distance learning is available at Ventura College. Among 12,222 students, 6,393 (52%) studied exclusively online and 3,862 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings at Ventura College

Use these rankings to compare Ventura College’s Liberal Arts General Studies program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#14 of 230
Best Value	Nationwide	#14 of 1,495
Best Value	California	#15 of 153
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#55 of 152
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#67 of 229
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#319 of 1,453

Earnings for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates from Ventura College

Those who finish Ventura 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	$23,546
2 years	$25,774
3 years	$30,472
4 years	$36,215
5 years	$39,467

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates from Ventura College take home a median $36,215, compared with $37,256 for all Ventura College graduates — about 3% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Across all degree levels, Liberal Arts General Studies graduates at Ventura College are 65% women (1,715) and 35% men (927).

Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program at Ventura College

Of the 1,809 associate’s liberal arts general studies degrees awarded at Ventura College, 65% were women (1,178) and 35% were men (631).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	384
Hispanic / Latino	1,233
Black / African American	21
Asian	70
American Indian / Alaska Native	6
Two or More Races	73
International (Nonresident)	11
Unknown	11

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of Liberal Arts General Studies associate’s degree recipients at Ventura 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 Ventura College

This Liberal Arts General Studies program at Ventura College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Liberal Arts	2,293
Humanities	349

Highest-Paying Careers for Liberal Arts General Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Liberal Arts General Studies program at Ventura College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Liberal Arts General Studies majors, 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.