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Design & Applied Arts at El Centro College

Design & Applied Arts at El Centro College

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

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

El Centro College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Design

El Centro College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at El Centro College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at El Centro College.

El Centro College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

70% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of design associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design 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 El Centro College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design 30
Visual Communications 22
Fashion Design 13
Interior Design 9

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Graphic Designers 13,480 $50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Interior Designers 4,230 $56,430
Professors 3,510 $61,660
Photographers 3,070 $34,160

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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