Design & Applied Arts at Onondaga Community College

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Onondaga Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and has a total student population of 8,545.

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.

OCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

OCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

57% Women

43% 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 OCC 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 OCC are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. OCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design 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 Onondaga Community College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Interior Design	3

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 NY, the home state for Onondaga Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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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