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Design & Applied Arts at Mt. Hood Community College

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Design & Applied Arts at Mt. Hood Community College

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

MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and approximately 6,812 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.

MHCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Design

MHCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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Design Student Demographics at MHCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the design majors at Mt. Hood Community College.

MHCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

62% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of design associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at MHCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at MHCC 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 Mt. Hood Community College with a associate's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 OR, the home state for Mt. Hood Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Graphic Designers 3,510 $56,690
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $75,800
Art Directors 960 $108,830
Multimedia Artists and Animators 730 $72,190
Interior Designers 670 $57,100

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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