Communication & Journalism at Los Angeles Harbor College

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

LAHC is located in Wilmington, California and has a total student population of 8,101.

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.

LAHC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

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

LAHC Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at LAHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Los Angeles Harbor College.

LAHC Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

59% Women

95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of communication & journalism associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication & journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at LAHC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

LAHC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication & journalism graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	19
Journalism	2

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 Los Angeles Harbor College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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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