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Speech Communication at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 124 speech communication degrees were granted at Orange Coast College.

Studying Online at Orange Coast College

Distance learning is available at Orange Coast College. Among 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

Take a look at the composition of Speech Communication graduates at Orange Coast College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Speech Communication graduates at Orange Coast College are 63% women (78) and 37% men (46).

Speech Communication Associate’s Program at Orange Coast College

Among the 124 associate’s speech communication graduates at Orange Coast College, 63% were women (78) and 37% were men (46).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	49
Hispanic / Latino	49
Black / African American	2
Asian	13
Two or More Races	7
International (Nonresident)	3
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 57% of Speech Communication associate’s degree recipients at Orange Coast College, below the national average of 64%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Speech Communication Graduates

Graduates of the Speech Communication program at Orange Coast College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid careers for Speech Communication majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Public Relations Managers	$139,736
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$108,419
Public Relations Specialists	$103,749
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$96,169
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$70,619
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$69,171
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.