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Colleges offering certificates in General Studies

181 U.S. colleges and universities offer General Studies at the certificate level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 181 Associate 717 Bachelor 458 Master 23 PhD 2

Most schools offering it: Texas (90), Ohio (61), Illinois (61), New York (52), North Carolina (44), Pennsylvania (43)

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Showing 121–144 of 181 schools

OC
Public

Odessa College

Odessa, TX

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
9,981
Retention
66%
Programs
73
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MCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
9,374
Retention
64%
Programs
52
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CCC
Public

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

General Studies
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
9,008
Retention
43%
Programs
59
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RC
Public

Reedley College

Reedley, CA

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
8,796
Retention
64%
Programs
87
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HCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
8,643
Retention
69%
Programs
58
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CC
Public

Canada College

Redwood City, CA

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
6,625
Retention
69%
Programs
66
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BCC
Public

Berkeley City College

Berkeley, CA

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
6,278
Retention
63%
Programs
49
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BCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate · Online option

Admission
Open
Students
6,232
Retention
75%
Programs
91
CampusOnlineHybrid
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CCM
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Admission
Open
Students
6,131
Retention
76%
Programs
57
CampusOnlineHybrid
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MC
Private nonprofit

Merrimack College

North Andover, MA

General Studies
Certificate

Students
5,862
Retention
79%
Programs
136
Awards 2024-25
1,804
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WU
Private nonprofit

Widener University

Chester, PA

General Studies
Certificate · Online option

Students
5,713
Retention
78%
Programs
117
Awards 2024-25
1,550
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DU
Private nonprofit

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

General Studies
Certificate

Students
4,345
Retention
84%
Programs
92
Awards 2024-25
1,422
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GCC
Public

General Studies
Certificate · Fully online

Admission
Open
Students
4,240
Retention
57%
Programs
43
CampusOnlineHybrid
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FMU
Public

General Studies
Certificate

Students
4,112
Retention
70%
Programs
51
Awards 2024-25
586
CampusOnlineHybrid
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