Journalism at Oklahoma City Community College

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

OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 12,227.

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

OCCC Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

OCCC Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at OCCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the journalism majors at Oklahoma City Community College.

OCCC Journalism Associate’s Program

60% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at OCCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

OCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Oklahoma City Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	14

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OK, the home state for Oklahoma City Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Editors	700	$44,380
Reporters and Correspondents	480	$38,300
Photographers	360	$31,940
Communications Professors	330	$50,700
Radio and Television Announcers	310	$35,900

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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