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Liberal Arts & Humanities community-college programs in Texas

45 community colleges in Texas report awarding credentials in Liberal Arts & Humanities. Broad transfer-oriented general education preparing students for a four-year degree. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Liberal Arts & Humanities program in Texas, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Texas public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Texas published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Texas and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Jacksonville College-Main CampusJacksonville100%
  2. Southwestern Christian CollegeTerrell95%
  3. Northeast Lakeview CollegeUniversal City91%
  4. Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio82%
  5. Palo Alto CollegeSan Antonio62%
  6. Cisco CollegeCisco59%
  7. Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth58%
  8. San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio56%
  9. Western Texas CollegeSnyder54%
  10. Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands50%
  11. North Central Texas CollegeGainesville49%
  12. Ranger CollegeRanger48%
  13. Kilgore CollegeKilgore48%
  14. Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville47%
  15. Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton46%
  16. Laredo CollegeLaredo45%
  17. Southwest Texas CollegeUvalde43%
  18. Dallas CollegeDallas43%
  19. Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville42%
  20. Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney40%
  21. McLennan Community CollegeWaco39%
  22. Weatherford CollegeWeatherford38%
  23. El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso38%
  24. Central Texas CollegeKilleen38%
  25. Blinn College DistrictBrenham37%
  26. Vernon CollegeVernon34%
  27. Northeast Texas Community CollegeMount Pleasant34%
  28. Temple CollegeTemple32%
  29. Navarro CollegeCorsicana30%
  30. College of the MainlandTexas City29%
  31. Austin Community College DistrictAustin29%
  32. South Plains CollegeLevelland27%
  33. Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson26%
  34. Alvin Community CollegeAlvin25%
  35. South Texas CollegeMcAllen25%
  36. Houston Community CollegeHouston24%
  37. Tyler Junior CollegeTyler23%
  38. Hill CollegeHillsboro23%
  39. Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur22%
  40. Odessa CollegeOdessa22%
  41. San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena17%
  42. Amarillo CollegeAmarillo15%
  43. Howard CollegeBig Spring10%
  44. Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont7%
  45. Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi6%

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