Communication & Media Studies at Capital Community College

If you are interested in studying communication & media studies, you may want to check out the program at Capital Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Capital Community College is located in Hartford, Connecticut and has a total student population of 2,715.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Capital Community College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Capital Community College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Capital Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Capital Community College.

Capital Community College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

41% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Capital Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

Capital Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Capital Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	4

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Capital Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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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