The study of the arts and humanities, the basis of a liberal education, paves the way for life-long learning and opens the door to exciting careers. You'll find that a B.A. in a major in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts is the basic requirement for many entry level jobs offered in the Career Planning and Placement Office . Chico State is one of the more heavily recruited universities in the West. Students find careers in industry, retail, a wide variety of sales and service companies, as well as the non-profit sector.
Many large companies look for liberal arts grads to enter management training programs.
Other students continue their education by attending law school or other professional programs. Our graduates have gone on to programs at Harvard, Yale, Claremont, Peabody, Indiana, U.C. Berkeley, and Brandeis University, among many others.