Speech Communication at Dutchess Community College

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at Dutchess Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Speech Communication section at the bottom of this page.

DCC Speech Communication Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Speech Communication

DCC Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at DCC

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

DCC Speech Communication Associate’s Program

27% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 73% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in speech communication only graduates about 37% 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 speech communication 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 speech communication graduates 3% 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 speech communication.

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

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 NY, the home state for Dutchess Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470
Radio and Television Announcers	1,690	$74,220
Public Address System Announcers	480	$56,080

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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