General Education at College of Micronesia-FSM

What traits are you looking for in a general education school? To help you decide if College of Micronesia-FSM is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general education program.

COM-FSM is located in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia and approximately 1,861 students attend the school each year. Of the 28 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Micronesia-FSM in 2021, 28 of them were general education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Education section at the bottom of this page.

COM-FSM General Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in General Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Education

COM-FSM General Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general education progam at COM-FSM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general education major at COM-FSM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused General Education Associate Degree Schools	6
Most Focused General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Focused General Education Schools	15
Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools	23
Most Popular General Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular General Education Schools	136

General Education Student Demographics at COM-FSM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general education majors at College of Micronesia-FSM.

COM-FSM General Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of general education associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in general education only graduates about 20% men each year. The program at COM-FSM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

COM-FSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in general education graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Micronesia-FSM with a associate's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

COM-FSM General Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students earned a bachelor's degree in general education from COM-FSM. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. The typical general education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at COM-FSM since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 66% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Micronesia-FSM with a bachelor's in general education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	28

COM-FSM also has a doctoral program available in general education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in general education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FM, the home state for College of Micronesia-FSM.

Occupation	Jobs in FM	Average Salary in FM

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.