Design & Applied Arts at McHenry County College

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what McHenry County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and approximately 7,814 students attend the school each year.

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

MCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design

MCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at MCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at McHenry County College.

MCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

50% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of design associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at MCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at MCC are white. Around 83% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at McHenry County College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McHenry County College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Commercial Photography	4

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for McHenry County College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Interior Designers	2,250	$52,150

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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