Communication & Media Studies at Manchester Community College

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

MCC is located in Manchester, Connecticut and has a total student population of 4,448.

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.

MCC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communications

MCC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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Communications Student Demographics at MCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Manchester Community College.

MCC Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at MCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 53% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at MCC are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 CT, the home state for Manchester Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Public Relations Specialists	1,780	$73,600
Editors	950	$71,260
Writers and Authors	560	$78,440
Radio and Television Announcers	390	$42,320
Communications Professors	270	$83,720

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.