Graphic Communications at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

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

College of the Canyons Graphic Communications Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Graphic Communication (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Communication

College of the Canyons Graphic Communications Rankings

Graphic Communication Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic communication majors at College of the Canyons.

College of the Canyons Graphic Communications Associate’s Program

41% Women

68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of graphic communication associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in graphic communication graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Canyons with a associate's in graphic communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Graphic Communications

If you plan to be a graphic communication major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Canyons. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects	15
Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design	4

Careers That Graphic Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic communication 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 College of the Canyons.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Data Entry Keyers	21,040	$35,300
Printing Press Operators	14,460	$39,380
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Prepress Technicians	2,810	$42,670
Desktop Publishers	1,040	$56,370

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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