Communications Technologies & Support at American River College

If you plan to study communications technologies and support, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communications Technologies & Support section at the bottom of this page.

American River Communications Technologies & Support Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communications Technologies & Support (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Communications Technologies & Support (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support

American River Communications Technologies & Support Rankings

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Communications Technologies & Support Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications technologies and support majors at American River College.

American River Communications Technologies & Support Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of communications technologies and support associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications technologies and support only graduates about 40% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications technologies and support at American River are white. Around 59% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in communications technologies and support.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Communications Technologies & Support

Communications Technologies & Support majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Audiovisual Communications	17
Graphic Communications	15

Related Majors

• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Engineering

Careers That Communications Technologies & Support Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications technologies and support can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Data Entry Keyers	21,040	$35,300
Printing Press Operators	14,460	$39,380
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	14,290	$56,710
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.