Liberal Arts General Studies at West Valley College

If you are interested in studying liberal arts general studies, you may want to check out the program at West Valley College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and has a total student population of 7,513.

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.

West Valley College Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Liberal Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

West Valley College Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at West Valley College

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

West Valley College Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

57% Women

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal arts only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at West Valley College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in liberal arts graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Valley College with a associate's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	124
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	272
White	395
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	115

Concentrations Within Liberal Arts General Studies

If you plan to be a liberal arts major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts	637

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 CA, the home state for West Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA

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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