Visual Communications at Northern Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying visual communications, you may want to check out the program at Northern Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year.

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

Northern Virginia Community College Visual Communications Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Graphic Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts

Northern Virginia Community College Visual Communications Rankings

Graphic Arts Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic arts majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College Visual Communications Associate’s Program

61% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of graphic arts associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in graphic arts only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in graphic 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 Northern Virginia Community College with a associate's in graphic arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Interior Design

Careers That Graphic Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic 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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers	5,000	$60,540
Set and Exhibit Designers	200	$47,720
Designers	100	$66,120

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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