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Design & Applied Arts at Chattahoochee Technical College

If you plan to study Design & Applied Arts, you may want to check out the program at Chattahoochee Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Chattahoochee Technical College is in Marietta, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 225 design & applied arts degrees were awarded at Chattahoochee Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Chattahoochee Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Chattahoochee Technical College. Among 11,156 students, 3,580 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,741 (34%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from Chattahoochee Technical College

Those who finish Chattahoochee Technical College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$26,041
3 years	$13,448
4 years	$31,724
5 years	$34,941

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Design & Applied Arts graduates from Chattahoochee Technical College report median earnings of $31,724, compared with $41,086 for all Chattahoochee Technical College graduates — about 23% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Design & Applied Arts graduates at Chattahoochee Technical College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Design & Applied Arts graduates at Chattahoochee Technical College are 63% women (141) and 37% men (84).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at Chattahoochee Technical College

Of the 52 associate’s design & applied arts graduates at Chattahoochee Technical College, 60% were women (31) and 40% were men (21).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Chattahoochee Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	30
Hispanic / Latino	8
Black / African American	9
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3

Minority students account for 42% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at Chattahoochee Technical College, below the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at Chattahoochee Technical College

The Design & Applied Arts program at Chattahoochee Technical College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Visual Communications	148
Interior Design	77

Highest-Paying Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at Chattahoochee Technical College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.