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Communication & Media Studies at Compton College

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Communication & Media Studies at Compton College

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

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 & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Compton College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Communications

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Compton College does offer online education options in communications for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Compton College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Communications Student Demographics at Compton College

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

Compton College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

83% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 61% 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 communications.

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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

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 CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists 26,820 $72,910
Editors 11,060 $78,150
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Reporters and Correspondents 3,430 $67,820
Radio and Television Announcers 2,780 $78,840

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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