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Communications at Orange Coast College

If you plan to study Communications, consider the program at Orange Coast College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Orange Coast College sits in Costa Mesa, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 2 communications degrees were granted at Orange Coast College.

Online Class Availability at Orange Coast College

Many students take online classes at Orange Coast College. Of 17,096 students, 2,351 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,320 (37%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Communications graduates at Orange Coast College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Communications graduates at Orange Coast College are 100% women (2) and 0% men (0).

Communications Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Among the 2 associate’s communications graduates at Orange Coast College, 100% were women (2) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Communications associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Communications associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College, below the national average of 53%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Communications Graduates

Students who finish Communications program at Orange Coast College work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Communications majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Fundraisers	$118,069
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Editors	$100,346
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Fundraising Managers	$90,350
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$74,101
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Writers and Authors	$63,195

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.