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General Education at Roane State Community College

If you plan to study General Education, consider the program at Roane State Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Roane State Community College is in Harriman, TN.

During the most recent reporting year, 20 general education degrees were awarded at Roane State Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Roane State Community College

Distance learning is available at Roane State Community College. Among 5,002 students, 1,128 (23%) studied exclusively online and 1,734 (35%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for General Education Graduates from Roane State Community College

Those who finish Roane State Community College’s General Education program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$33,657
5 years	$37,830

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, General Education graduates from Roane State Community College take home a median $33,657, compared with $39,275 for all Roane State Community College graduates — about 14% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of General Education graduates at Roane State Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, General Education graduates at Roane State Community College are 90% women (18) and 10% men (2).

General Education Associate’s Program at Roane State Community College

Among the 20 associate’s general education degrees awarded at Roane State Community College, 90% were women (18) and 10% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Education associate’s degree recipients at Roane State Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 10% of General Education associate’s degree recipients at Roane State Community College, lower than the national average of 35%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific General Education Concentrations at Roane State Community College

The General Education program at Roane State Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Education	20

Best-Paid Careers for General Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Education program at Roane State Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for General Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.