Communication & Media Studies at Community College of Philadelphia

If you plan to study communication & media studies, 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 & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Community College of Philadelphia

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

Community College of Philadelphia Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

55% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Community College of Philadelphia may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% 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 communications graduates 36% 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 communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
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 Community College of Philadelphia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	29

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 PA, the home state for Community College of Philadelphia.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Public Relations Specialists	8,390	$61,510
Editors	3,020	$62,870
Writers and Authors	1,400	$60,140
Reporters and Correspondents	1,330	$39,600
Communications Professors	1,280	$76,720

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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