About 48.8 percent of the 916 degrees and certificates handed out by Rockland Community College in 2017-18 were to students in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Suffern conferred 447 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities programs.
But the single most popular program was for a associate’s degree in humanities/humanistic studies. Data shows the school gave out 305 associate’s degrees in humanities/humanistic studies, followed by 108 associate’s degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies and 76 associate’s degrees in criminal justice/police science.
The college enrolled 6,859 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.
| Program | Associates degrees | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 305 | – | 305 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 108 | – | 108 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | 34 | – | 34 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 447 | – | 447 | 48.8 |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 65 | – | 65 | |
| Tourism Promotion Operations | 23 | – | 23 | |
| Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping | 18 | 1 | 19 | |
| General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 4 | – | 4 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Business/Commerce, General | – | – | – | |
| Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 123 | 1 | 124 | 13.5 |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 76 | – | 76 | |
| Homeland Security | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Fire Services Administration | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | – | – | – | |
| Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | 83 | – | 83 | 9.1 |
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 53 | – | 53 | |
| Occupational Therapist Assistant | 23 | – | 23 | |
| Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 77 | 2 | 79 | 8.6 |
| Information Science/Studies | 20 | – | 20 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Computer Support Specialist | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Computer Programming/Programmer, General | – | – | – | |
| Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | – | – | – | |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | – | – | – | |
| Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 37 | 1 | 38 | 4.2 |
| Art/Art Studies, General | 19 | – | 19 | |
| Graphic Design | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 35 | – | 35 | 3.8 |
| Legal Assistant/Paralegal | 16 | 17 | 33 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | 16 | 17 | 33 | 3.6 |
| Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician | 24 | – | 24 | |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians total | 24 | – | 24 | 2.6 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 17 | – | 17 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 17 | – | 17 | 1.9 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | 15 | – | 15 | 1.6 |
| CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General | – | – | – | |
| Computer Engineering Technology/Technician | – | – | – | |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians, Other | – | – | – | |
| Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total | – | 7 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Engineering Science | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Engineering total | 5 | – | 5 | 0.6 |
| Child Care and Support Services Management | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | – | 4 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | 2 | – | 2 | 0.2 |
| Culinary Arts/Chef Training | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Personal and Culinary Services total | – | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Environmental Science | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 1 | – | 1 | 0.1 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | – | – | – | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | – | – | – | |
| Education total | – | – | – | – |
