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Most Popular Liberal Arts And General Studies Schools in North Carolina

89 Ranked Colleges
17,907 Liberal Arts And General Studies Graduations

Liberal Arts And General Studies is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. To top this list, a school graduates more liberal arts and general studies students than other colleges offering the major.

College Factual ranked the 89 liberal arts and general studies schools in North Carolina by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most liberal arts and general studies students in North Carolina.

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No school graduates more liberal arts and general studies students than Central Piedmont Community College this year. Set in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1,822 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Central Piedmont Community College

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Wake Technical Community College is one of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Wake Technical Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Raleigh. Wake Technical Community College graduated around 1,458 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for Wake Technical Community College

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Cape Fear Community College is one of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the city of Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College is a public university. Cape Fear Community College graduated around 832 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Cape Fear Community College

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Fayetteville Technical Community College came in at #4 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Fayetteville. Fayetteville Technical Community College graduated around 700 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Fayetteville Technical Community College

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A rank of #5 makes Guilford Technical Community College one of the most popular schools for liberal arts and general studies. Set in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 647 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for Guilford Technical Community College

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Forsyth Technical Community College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Forsyth Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Winston-Salem. Forsyth Technical Community College graduated around 494 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Forsyth Technical Community College

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Gaston College
Dallas, NC

Gaston College comes in at #7 for liberal arts and general studies this year. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public university. This school awarded about 475 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Gaston College

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Catawba Valley Community College ranked #8 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Catawba Valley Community College is a public school located in the city of Hickory. Catawba Valley Community College graduated around 458 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Catawba Valley Community College

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Pitt Community College
Winterville, NC

Pitt Community College landed the #9 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public institution. Pitt Community College graduated around 447 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for Pitt Community College

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Rowan Cabarrus Community College landed the #10 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the suburb of Salisbury, Rowan Cabarrus Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 443 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Rowan Cabarrus Community College

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Craven Community College landed the #11 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Located in the town of New Bern, Craven Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 413 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for Craven Community College

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Coastal Carolina Community College landed the #12 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Coastal Carolina Community College is a public school located in the city of Jacksonville. This school awarded about 401 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Coastal Carolina Community College

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Alamance Community College landed the #13 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the suburb of Graham, Alamance Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 380 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for Alamance Community College

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Johnston Community College placed #14 for liberal arts and general studies by yearly graduations. Johnston Community College is a public school located in the town of Smithfield. This school awarded about 365 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Johnston Community College

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Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute comes in at #15 for liberal arts and general studies this year. Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute is a public school located in the suburb of Hudson. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 356 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Caldwell Community College And Technical Institute

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Cleveland Community College landed the #16 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Located in the town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 307 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Cleveland Community College

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Mitchell Community College placed #17 for liberal arts and general studies by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Statesville, Mitchell Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 297 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Mitchell Community College

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Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College placed #18 for liberal arts and general studies by yearly graduations. Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College is a public school located in the city of Asheville. This school awarded about 295 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full liberal arts and general studies details for Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College

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Sandhills Community College comes in at #19 for liberal arts and general studies this year. Located in the rural area of Pinehurst, Sandhills Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 283 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Sandhills Community College

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Beaufort County Community College ranked #20 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the rural area of Washington, Beaufort County Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 282 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Beaufort County Community College

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Vance Granville Community College ranked #21 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance Granville Community College is a public university. Vance Granville Community College graduated around 281 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at Vance Granville Community College

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Central Carolina Community College placed #22 for liberal arts and general studies by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Sanford, Central Carolina Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 277 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Central Carolina Community College

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Durham Technical Community College landed the #23 spot among the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Located in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public university. Durham Technical Community College graduated around 268 liberal arts and general studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Durham Technical Community College

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Davidson County Community College ranked #24 on our list of the most popular liberal arts and general studies schools. Set in the rural area of Thomasville, Davidson County Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 248 students earned a degree in liberal arts and general studies from this school. Read the full liberal arts and general studies report for Davidson County Community College

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South Piedmont Community College placed #25 for liberal arts and general studies by yearly graduations. South Piedmont Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Polkton. This school awarded about 242 liberal arts and general studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about liberal arts and general studies at South Piedmont Community College

These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular liberal arts and general studies list:

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College Of The Albemarle
Elizabeth City, NC
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are more schools that award liberal arts and general studies degrees:

Rank School Location Liberal Arts And General Studies Graduations
#51 Wilson Community College Wilson, NC 92
#52 Carteret Community College Morehead City, NC 88
#53 Nash Community College Rocky Mount, NC 84
#54 Haywood Community College Clyde, NC 77
#55 Robeson Community College Lumberton, NC 76
#56 North Carolina State University At Raleigh Raleigh, NC 63
#57 Roanoke Chowan Community College Ahoskie, NC 62
#58 Montgomery Community College Troy, NC 61
#59 Winston Salem State University Winston-Salem, NC 58
#60 Martin Community College Williamston, NC 55
#61 Edgecombe Community College Tarboro, NC 54
#62 Mount Olive College Mount Olive, NC 50
#63 Mayland Community College Spruce Pine, NC 49
#64 Louisburg College Louisburg, NC 42
#65 Belmont Abbey College Belmont, NC 31
#66 University Of North Carolina At Greensboro Greensboro, NC 31
#67 North Carolina Central University Durham, NC 25
#68 Duke University Durham, NC 24
#69 Johnson C Smith University Charlotte, NC 24
#70 Appalachian State University Boone, NC 21
#71 Chowan University Murfreesboro, NC 18
#72 University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 15
#73 University Of North Carolina At Asheville Asheville, NC 14
#74 Pamlico Community College Grantsboro, NC 13
#75 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC 11
#76 Peace College Raleigh, NC 9
#77 Campbell University Buies Creek, NC 8
#78 Greensboro College Greensboro, NC 5
#79 Salem College Winston-Salem, NC 5
#80 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 5
#81 Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary Wake Forest, NC 4
#82 Barton College Wilson, NC 3
#83 Elon University Elon, NC 3
#84 Livingstone College Salisbury, NC 3
#85 Mid Atlantic Christian University Elizabeth City, NC 3
#86 Methodist University Fayetteville, NC 2
#87 North Carolina Wesleyan College Rocky Mount, NC 2
#88 University Of North Carolina At Wilmington Wilmington, NC 2
#89 Johnson And Wales University Charlotte Charlotte, NC 1

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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