Communications Technologies & Support at Parkland College

If you plan to study communications technologies and support, take a look at what Parkland College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Parkland College is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 5,758.

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

Parkland College Communications Technologies & Support Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communications Technologies & Support (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Communications Technologies & Support

Parkland College Communications Technologies & Support Rankings

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Communications Technologies & Support Student Demographics at Parkland College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications technologies and support majors at Parkland College.

Parkland College Communications Technologies & Support Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of communications technologies and support associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications technologies and support only graduates about 40% women each year. The program at Parkland College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications technologies and support at Parkland College are white. Around 80% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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

Concentrations Within Communications Technologies & Support

Communications Technologies & Support majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Parkland College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Audiovisual Communications	3
Graphic Communications	2

Related Majors

• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies
• Engineering
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations

Careers That Communications Technologies & Support Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Printing Press Operators	9,590	$44,050
Data Entry Keyers	8,140	$36,210
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	2,740	$43,590
Prepress Technicians	1,370	$48,110
Broadcast Technicians	1,300	$50,140

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.