Spokane Standard

About 55.3 percent of the 1,324 degrees and certificates handed out by Spokane Falls 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 Spokane conferred 732 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 liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies. Data shows the school gave out 732 associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences/liberal studies, followed by 81 certificates in substance abuse/addiction counseling and 55 certificates in early childhood education and teaching.

The college enrolled 5,184 students for 2017-18, all of whom were enrolled in undergraduate programs.

Program	Bachelor's degrees awarded	Associates degrees	Certificates awarded	Total degrees and certificates awarded	Percent of total
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	-	732	-	732
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total	-	732	-	732	55.3
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	-	24	81	105
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions, Other	-	22	-	22
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	-	20	-	20
Occupational Therapist Assistant	-	17	-	17
Orthotist/Prosthetist	-	9	8	17
Hearing Instrument Specialist	-	12	-	12
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies, Other	-	2	-	2
Health Professions and Related Programs total	-	106	89	195	14.7
Business/Commerce, General	-	30	-	30
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	-	24	2	26
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services	-	10	15	25
Office Management and Supervision	-	8	13	21
Business Administration and Management, General	6	-	-	6
Retail Management	-	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total	6	72	30	108	8.2
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	35	55	90
Teacher Assistant/Aide	-	-	3	3
Elementary Education and Teaching	-	-	-	-
Education total	-	35	58	93	7
Interior Design	-	14	5	19
Commercial and Advertising Art	-	17	-	17
Commercial Photography	-	16	-	16
Digital Arts	-	-	1	1
Visual and Performing Arts total	-	47	6	53	4
Computer Support Specialist	-	22	-	22
Information Technology	7	-	-	7
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	-	-	5	5
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total	7	22	5	34	2.6
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	-	13	20	33
Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total	-	13	20	33	2.5
Library and Archives Assisting	-	12	9	21
Library Science total	-	12	9	21	1.6
Mechanical Engineering	-	6	-	6
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	-	4	-	4
Chemical Engineering	-	2	-	2
Engineering total	-	12	-	12	0.9
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	-	10	2	12
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total	-	10	2	12	0.9
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	-	11	-	11
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total	-	11	-	11	0.8
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	-	10	-	10
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total	-	10	-	10	0.8
Gerontology	-	4	-	4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total	-	4	-	4	0.3
Physical Sciences	-	4	-	4
Physical Sciences total	-	4	-	4	0.3
Photojournalism	-	1	-	1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total	-	1	-	1	0.1
Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology	-	-	1	1
Metallurgical Technology/Technician	-	-	-	-
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total	-	-	1	1	0.1
Upholstery/Upholsterer	-	-	-	-
Precision Production total	-	-	-	-	-