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Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Piedmont Community College

Liberal Arts General Studies at Western Piedmont Community College

If you plan to study liberal arts general studies, take a look at what Western Piedmont Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPCC is located in Morganton, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,792.

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.

WPCC Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts

WPCC Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at WPCC

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

WPCC Liberal Arts General Studies Associate’s Program

65% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of liberal arts associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal arts at WPCC are white. Around 73% 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 Western Piedmont Community College with a associate's in liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 15
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 103
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Piedmont Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts 134
Individualized Studies 1

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 Western Piedmont 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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