Design & Applied Arts at Mountwest Community and Technical College

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

MCTC is located in Huntington, West Virginia and approximately 1,292 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.

MCTC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

MCTC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at MCTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Mountwest Community and Technical College.

MCTC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of design associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at MCTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at MCTC are white. Around 71% 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 Mountwest Community and Technical College with a associate's in design.

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

Design & Applied Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mountwest Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	5

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 WV, the home state for Mountwest Community and Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	660	$52,560
Graphic Designers	520	$45,360
Professors	120	$67,490
Photographers	110	$32,270
Interior Designers	80	$52,490

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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