Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

General Journalism at Las Positas College

General Journalism at Las Positas College

What traits are you looking for in a journalism school? To help you decide if Las Positas College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's journalism program.

Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California and approximately 8,005 students attend the school each year.

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

Las Positas College General Journalism Degrees Available

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

Las Positas College General Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at Las Positas College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Las Positas College.

Las Positas College General Journalism Associate’s Program

67% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

undefined

Las Positas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 CA, the home state for Las Positas College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Editors 11,060 $78,150
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Reporters and Correspondents 3,430 $67,820
Broadcast News Analysts 360 $102,480

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.