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Speech Communication at College of the Desert

Speech Communication at College of the Desert

If you are interested in studying speech communication, you may want to check out the program at College of the Desert. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and has a total student population of 10,932.

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

College of the Desert Speech Communication Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Speech Communication

Online Classes Are Available at College of the Desert

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? College of the Desert offers distance education options for speech communication at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

College of the Desert Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Speech Communication Associate’s Program

48% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in speech communication only graduates about 37% men each year. The program at College of the Desert may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in speech 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 Desert with a associate's in speech communication.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech 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 Desert.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists 26,820 $72,910
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Radio and Television Announcers 2,780 $78,840
Public Address System Announcers 1,340 $42,130

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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