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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. programs in North Carolina

Compare schools offering this field using federal program earnings and estimated total program cost. Missing program earnings remain unavailable rather than using a school-wide substitute.

Asheboro, NC · Public

Randolph Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$40,145
Est. total program cost$13,836
Earnings / est. total cost2.9×
Mount Olive, NC · Private

University of Mount Olive

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$34,430
Est. total program cost$37,706
Earnings / est. total cost0.9×
Washington, NC · Public

Beaufort County Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$31,955
Est. total program cost$13,000
Earnings / est. total cost2.5×
Roxboro, NC · Public

Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$30,121
Est. total program cost$2,190
Earnings / est. total cost13.8×
Polkton, NC · Public

South Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$29,479
Est. total program cost$13,350
Earnings / est. total cost2.2×
Fayetteville, NC · Public

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$29,157
Est. total program cost$7,178
Earnings / est. total cost4.1×
Clinton, NC · Public

Sampson Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$28,489
Est. total program cost$6,216
Earnings / est. total cost4.6×
Albemarle, NC · Public

Stanly Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$28,120
Est. total program cost$11,442
Earnings / est. total cost2.5×
Kinston, NC · Public

Lenoir Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$27,860
Est. total program cost$8,254
Earnings / est. total cost3.4×
Raleigh, NC · Public

Wake Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$26,889
Est. total program cost$17,518
Earnings / est. total cost1.5×
Shelby, NC · Public

Cleveland Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$26,861
Est. total program cost$1,990
Earnings / est. total cost13.5×
Lumberton, NC · Public

Robeson Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$26,183
Est. total program cost$5,784
Earnings / est. total cost4.5×
Smithfield, NC · Public

Johnston Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$26,097
Est. total program cost$3,552
Earnings / est. total cost7.3×
Kenansville, NC · Public

James Sprunt Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,999
Est. total program cost$3,726
Earnings / est. total cost7.0×
Graham, NC · Public

Alamance Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,803
Est. total program cost$12,218
Earnings / est. total cost2.1×
Winterville, NC · Public

Pitt Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,653
Est. total program cost$14,674
Earnings / est. total cost1.7×
Charlotte, NC · Public

Central Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,598
Est. total program cost$6,690
Earnings / est. total cost3.8×
Salisbury, NC · Public

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,450
Est. total program cost$15,962
Earnings / est. total cost1.6×
Durham, NC · Public

Durham Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,399
Est. total program cost$3,328
Earnings / est. total cost7.6×
Hickory, NC · Public

Catawba Valley Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,381
Est. total program cost$21,056
Earnings / est. total cost1.2×
Jamestown, NC · Public

Guilford Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,245
Est. total program cost$30,004
Earnings / est. total cost0.8×
Dublin, NC · Public

Bladen Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$25,008
Est. total program cost$19,102
Earnings / est. total cost1.3×
Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$24,900
Est. total program cost$13,184
Earnings / est. total cost1.9×
Marion, NC · Public

McDowell Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$24,856
Est. total program cost$15,568
Earnings / est. total cost1.6×
Murphy, NC · Public

Tri-County Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$23,979
Est. total program cost$15,598
Earnings / est. total cost1.5×
Winston-Salem, NC · Public

Forsyth Technical Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$23,960
Est. total program cost$14,400
Earnings / est. total cost1.7×
Bolivia, NC · Public

Brunswick Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$23,774
Est. total program cost$18,018
Earnings / est. total cost1.3×
Wilson, NC · Public

Wilson Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$23,530
Est. total program cost$6,128
Earnings / est. total cost3.8×
Thomasville, NC · Public

Davidson-Davie Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$23,199
Est. total program cost$17,506
Earnings / est. total cost1.3×
Goldsboro, NC · Public

Wayne Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$23,138
Est. total program cost$4,490
Earnings / est. total cost5.2×
Wilmington, NC · Public

Cape Fear Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$21,625
Est. total program cost$19,220
Earnings / est. total cost1.1×
Wilkesboro, NC · Public

Wilkes Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$21,595
Est. total program cost$-528
Earnings / est. total cost-40.9×
Sanford, NC · Public

Central Carolina Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$21,540
Est. total program cost$10,892
Earnings / est. total cost2.0×
Flat Rock, NC · Public

Blue Ridge Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$21,511
Est. total program cost$11,512
Earnings / est. total cost1.9×
Henderson, NC · Public

Vance-Granville Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$21,222
Est. total program cost$6,572
Earnings / est. total cost3.2×
New Bern, NC · Public

Craven Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,845
Est. total program cost$6,578
Earnings / est. total cost3.2×
Morehead City, NC · Public

Carteret Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,821
Est. total program cost$21,528
Earnings / est. total cost1.0×
Sylva, NC · Public

Southwestern Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,772
Est. total program cost$10,414
Earnings / est. total cost2.0×
Statesville, NC · Public

Mitchell Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,763
Est. total program cost$12,962
Earnings / est. total cost1.6×
Wentworth, NC · Public

Rockingham Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,629
Est. total program cost$4,120
Earnings / est. total cost5.0×
Dobson, NC · Public

Surry Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,508
Est. total program cost$9,922
Earnings / est. total cost2.1×
Morganton, NC · Public

Western Piedmont Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,175
Est. total program cost$12,896
Earnings / est. total cost1.6×
Hamlet, NC · Public

Richmond Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$20,061
Est. total program cost$10,142
Earnings / est. total cost2.0×
Jacksonville, NC · Public

Coastal Carolina Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$19,945
Est. total program cost$18,922
Earnings / est. total cost1.1×
Rocky Mount, NC · Public

Nash Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$19,875
Est. total program cost$6,676
Earnings / est. total cost3.0×
Spindale, NC · Public

Isothermal Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$19,827
Est. total program cost$21,516
Earnings / est. total cost0.9×
Pinehurst, NC · Public

Sandhills Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$19,722
Est. total program cost$8,314
Earnings / est. total cost2.4×
Clyde, NC · Public

Haywood Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$18,979
Est. total program cost$13,446
Earnings / est. total cost1.4×
Elizabeth City, NC · Public

College of the Albemarle

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$18,467
Est. total program cost$4,506
Earnings / est. total cost4.1×
Spruce Pine, NC · Public

Mayland Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$17,144
Est. total program cost$11,722
Earnings / est. total cost1.5×
Louisburg, NC · Private

Louisburg College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earnings$16,188
Est. total program cost$45,388
Earnings / est. total cost0.4×
Concord, NC · Private

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$35,236
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Charlotte, NC · Public

Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Hickory, NC · Public

Catawba Valley Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Charlotte, NC · Public

Central Piedmont Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Shelby, NC · Public

Cleveland Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Tarboro, NC · Public

Edgecombe Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Tarboro, NC · Public

Edgecombe Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$0
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Winston-Salem, NC · Public

Forsyth Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Jamestown, NC · Public

Guilford Technical Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Weldon, NC · Public

Halifax Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$18,080
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Spindale, NC · Public

Isothermal Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Kenansville, NC · Public

James Sprunt Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Williamston, NC · Public

Martin Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$5,352
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Williamston, NC · Public

Martin Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Spruce Pine, NC · Public

Mayland Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Statesville, NC · Public

Mitchell Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Troy, NC · Public

Montgomery Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$27,664
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Rocky Mount, NC · Public

Nash Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Salisbury, NC · Public

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Clinton, NC · Public

Sampson Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Whiteville, NC · Public

Southeastern Community College

Associate's Degree
Program length2-year degree
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program cost$18,296
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Dobson, NC · Public

Surry Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A
Wilson, NC · Public

Wilson Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Program lengthVaries
1-year program earningsN/A
Est. total program costN/A
Earnings / est. total costN/A

U.S. Department of Education data updated: 2026-06-10. Federal data can be suppressed where cohorts are too small.