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Communication & Journalism at LaGuardia Community College

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

LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and approximately 16,971 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.

LaGuardia Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at LaGuardia

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

LaGuardia Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

83% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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LaGuardia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 17
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 5
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism 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 LaGuardia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies 54

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 NY, the home state for LaGuardia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Public Relations Specialists 24,510 $74,000
Editors 19,140 $83,070
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Writers and Authors 7,410 $86,380

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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