Liberal Arts

The term “liberal arts” refers to an education curriculum designed to give you a general education, which prepares you for your studies in a professional discipline.

The MCC Associate of Arts degree is designed to enable you to transfer to a four-year college or university. The liberal arts program gives students the opportunity to gain a well-rounded education while studying general subjects or choosing a particular area of emphasis. Click here and we’ll send you more information about the program. For information about emphases not listed, please see your local campus academic counselor.

Degrees: Associate of Arts (AA)

• AA - General
• AA - Emphasis Areas:
  • Art - Included in the program are courses to develop the student’s design capabilities and basic skills in drawing, painting, ceramics and sculpture.
  • English – The program includes studies with both literature and writing. Students will have the academic foundations for fields such as journalism, creative writing, communications, teaching and literature.
  • History - The program includes global and United States history, with an emphasis on cultural diversity, and provides the students with the basics in history that are valuable at the university level.
  • Social & Behavioral Science - A multi-disciplinary program that provides students wishing to transfer to four-year institutions with the academic foundations applicable to the fields of sociology and psychology.