Communication & Media Studies at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study communication & media studies, take a look at what Orange Coast College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a total student population of 18,125.

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

Orange Coast College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

Orange Coast College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Orange Coast College.

Orange Coast College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

61% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Orange Coast College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	42
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

Communication & Media Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Orange Coast College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	138
Communications	2

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Orange Coast College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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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