Graphic Communications at Highline College

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

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Graphic Communications section at the bottom of this page.

Highline Graphic Communications Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Graphic Communication

Highline Graphic Communications Rankings

Graphic Communication Student Demographics at Highline

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic communication majors at Highline College.

Highline Graphic Communications Associate’s Program

40% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of graphic communication associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in graphic communication graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Graphic Communications

The following graphic communication concentations are available at Highline College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Highline College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects	6

Careers That Graphic Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic communication can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Highline College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Printing Press Operators	2,480	$42,060
Data Entry Keyers	2,360	$39,240
Prepress Technicians	420	$41,750
Etchers and Engravers	180	$44,950
Desktop Publishers	140	$46,080

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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