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Liberal Arts at Wilkes Community College

Liberal Arts at Wilkes Community College

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

Wilkes Community College is located in Wilkesboro, North Carolina and has a total student population of 2,435.

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.

Wilkes Community College Liberal Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Liberal Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Wilkes Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Wilkes Community College does offer online education options in liberal studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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Liberal Studies Student Demographics at Wilkes Community College

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

Wilkes Community College Liberal Arts Associate’s Program

60% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of liberal studies associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in liberal studies only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Wilkes Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in liberal studies at Wilkes Community College are white. Around 83% 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 Wilkes Community College with a associate's in liberal studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 156
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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 Wilkes 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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