Communication & Media Studies at Dutchess Community College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Dutchess Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

DCC is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 8,034 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.

DCC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

DCC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

27% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at DCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 37% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at DCC are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. DCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
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 Dutchess Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	41

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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Reporters and Correspondents	4,540	$81,930
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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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