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Design & Applied Arts at El Paso Community College

If you are interested in studying Design & Applied Arts, take a look at what El Paso Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, TX.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 74 design & applied arts degrees were granted at El Paso Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at El Paso Community College

Online coursework is an option at El Paso Community College. Of 25,567 students, 4,728 (18%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 13,520 (53%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Design & Applied Arts Graduates from El Paso Community College

Students who complete El Paso Community College’s Design & Applied Arts program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$13,702
3 years	$11,274
4 years	$24,765

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Design & Applied Arts graduates from El Paso Community College report median earnings of $24,765, compared with $33,163 for all El Paso Community College graduates — about 25% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Design & Applied Arts graduates at El Paso Community College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Design & Applied Arts graduates at El Paso Community College are 61% women (45) and 39% men (29).

Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program at El Paso Community College

Of the 35 associate’s design & applied arts graduates at El Paso Community College, 60% were women (21) and 40% were men (14).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at El Paso Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	30
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 91% of Design & Applied Arts associate’s degree recipients at El Paso Community College, above the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Design & Applied Arts Concentrations at El Paso Community College

The Design & Applied Arts program at El Paso Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Commercial & Advertising Art	51
Fashion Design	10
Interior Design	13

Best-Paid Careers for Design & Applied Arts Graduates

Those who complete Design & Applied Arts program at El Paso Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Design & Applied Arts majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Set and Exhibit Designers	$109,049
Art Directors	$103,285
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$88,198
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$83,610
Photographers	$75,743
Designers, All Other	$73,407
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$68,967
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,757
Graphic Designers	$66,386
Video Game Designers	$62,617

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.