Graphic Communications at Laurus College

If you are interested in studying graphic communications, you may want to check out the program at Laurus College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Laurus College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 897 students attend the school each year. Of the 25 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Laurus College in 2021, 5 of them were graphic communications majors.

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.

Laurus College Graphic Communications Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Graphic Communication
• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Communication

Online Classes Are Available at Laurus College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Laurus College does offer online courses in graphic communication for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Laurus College Graphic Communications Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks graphic communication programs across the country. The following shows how Laurus College performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The graphic communication major at Laurus College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Graphic Communications. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Online Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Graphic Communications Schools	11
Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools	12
	13
Best Value Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools	17
	24
Most Focused Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Focused Graphic Communications Schools	30
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
	37
Best Graphic Communications Schools	42
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools	63
Most Popular Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Graphic Communications Schools	163

Graphic Communication Student Demographics at Laurus College

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

Laurus College Graphic Communications Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of graphic communication associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Laurus College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in graphic communication graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Laurus College Graphic Communications Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in graphic communication from Laurus College. About 20% of these graduates were women and the other 80% were men.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in graphic communication at Laurus College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Laurus College also has a doctoral program available in graphic communication. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Laurus College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Data Entry Keyers	21,040	$35,300
Printing Press Operators	14,460	$39,380
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Prepress Technicians	2,810	$42,670
Desktop Publishers	1,040	$56,370

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.