Communications at Los Angeles Valley College

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

LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a total student population of 15,957.

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

LAVC Communications Degrees Available

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

LAVC Communications Rankings

Communication Arts Student Demographics at LAVC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication arts majors at Los Angeles Valley College.

LAVC Communications Associate’s Program

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of communication arts associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication arts only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at LAVC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 65% more women than average.

LAVC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication arts graduates 4% 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 Valley College with a associate's in communication arts.

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

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Careers That Communication Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication arts 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 Valley 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

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*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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