Audiovisual Communications at American River College

If you plan to study audiovisual communications, 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 has a total student population of 25,422.

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

American River Audiovisual Communications Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Audiovisual (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Audiovisual (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Audiovisual

American River Audiovisual Communications Rankings

Audiovisual Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the audiovisual majors at American River College.

American River Audiovisual Communications Associate’s Program

35% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of audiovisual associate's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in audiovisual only graduates about 27% women each year. The program at American River may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in audiovisual at American River are white. Around 60% 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 audiovisual.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Audiovisual Communications

If you plan to be a audiovisual major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American River College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	17

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Careers That Audiovisual Grads May Go Into

A degree in audiovisual 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
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	14,290	$56,710
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	4,530	$77,540
Broadcast Technicians	4,450	$46,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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