Communication & Media Studies at Folsom Lake College

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

Folsom Lake is located in Folsom, California and approximately 9,542 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.

Folsom Lake Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Communications

Folsom Lake Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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Communications Student Demographics at Folsom Lake

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

Folsom Lake Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Folsom Lake may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at Folsom Lake are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	50
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

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 Folsom Lake 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.