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Design & Applied Arts at Pikes Peak Community College

Design & Applied Arts at Pikes Peak Community College

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what Pikes Peak Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and approximately 12,506 students attend the school each year.

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.

PPCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Design

PPCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

77% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of design associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at PPCC are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. PPCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pikes Peak Community College with a associate's in design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Pikes Peak Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Interior Design 14

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Graphic Designers 4,730 $56,670
Interior Designers 1,930 $58,580
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,880 $60,820
Photographers 750 $38,600
Commercial and Industrial Designers 670 $62,590

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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