Communication & Journalism at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 13,672 students attend the school each year.

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

Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Journalism Rankings

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Community College of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Community College of Philadelphia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Community College of Philadelphia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Community College of Philadelphia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	29

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Community College of Philadelphia.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Producers and Directors	2,700	$76,050
Community Health Workers	2,000	$41,550

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.