Communication & Journalism at Genesee Community College

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

GCC is located in Batavia, New York and approximately 4,735 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.

GCC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

GCC Communication & Journalism Rankings

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at GCC

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

GCC Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at GCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

GCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Genesee Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	3

Related Majors

• Education

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 NY, the home state for Genesee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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.