Communication & Journalism at Compton College

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

Compton College is located in Compton, California and approximately 4,612 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.

Compton College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Compton College offers distance education options for communication and journalism at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Compton College Communication & Journalism Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Compton College

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

Compton College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	6

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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.