Communication & Journalism at Indian Hills Community College

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Indian Hills Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IHCC is located in Ottumwa, Iowa and approximately 3,279 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.

IHCC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

IHCC Communication & Journalism Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at IHCC

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

IHCC 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 IHCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communication and journalism at IHCC are white. Around 100% 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 Indian Hills Community College with a associate's in communication and journalism.

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indian Hills Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	3

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

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 IA, the home state for Indian Hills Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Public Relations Specialists	1,820	$56,880
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	960	$103,350
Editors	940	$51,480
Producers and Directors	730	$46,610

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.