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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at American River College

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at American River College

If you are interested in studying film, video & photographic arts, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Film, Video & Photographic Arts section at the bottom of this page.

American River Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Film (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Film

American River Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

Film Student Demographics at American River

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

American River Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of film associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in film graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

The following film concentations are available at American River College. 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
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 2

Careers That Film Grads May Go Into

A degree in film 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
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080
Film and Video Editors 11,380 $112,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Photographers 6,060 $52,720
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 4,530 $77,540

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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