The Liberal Arts Department is one of the largest departments on campus. With the main office and most faculty offices housed in the Center for Liberal Arts, this area offers the Associate of Arts degree which is the most popular degree choice among NHCC students.

The Liberal Arts Department offers:

• Criminal Justice degree
• Education classes
• English/Literature classes
• Geography classes
• History A.A. degree emphasis
• Humanities (American Studies, Philosophy, Speech) classes
• Journalism classes
• Languages classes (American Sign Language, Arabic, German, Spanish)
• Law Enforcement degree
• Mathematics degree
• Social and Behavioral Sciences classes (Anthropology, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology)