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Communication & Media Studies at Los Angeles Southwest College

Communication & Media Studies at Los Angeles Southwest College

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

Los Angeles Southwest College is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 5,216 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Los Angeles Southwest College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Communications

Los Angeles Southwest College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Los Angeles Southwest College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Los Angeles Southwest College.

Los Angeles Southwest College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

67% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Los Angeles Southwest College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 60% 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 Southwest College with a associate's in communications.

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications 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 Los Angeles Southwest College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication 14

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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 Southwest College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists 26,820 $72,910
Editors 11,060 $78,150
Writers and Authors 7,910 $96,910
Reporters and Correspondents 3,430 $67,820
Radio and Television Announcers 2,780 $78,840

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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