Visual Communications at Portland Community College

If you are interested in studying visual communications, you may want to check out the program at Portland Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 22,904 students attend the school each year.

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

Portland Community College Visual Communications Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Graphic Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Graphic Arts (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts

Portland Community College Visual Communications Rankings

Graphic Arts Student Demographics at Portland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic arts majors at Portland Community College.

Portland Community College Visual Communications Associate’s Program

53% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of graphic arts associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in graphic arts only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Portland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in graphic arts at Portland Community College are white. Around 60% 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 Portland Community College with a associate's in graphic arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Graphic Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Graphic Designers	3,510	$56,690
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,350	$75,800
Commercial and Industrial Designers	640	$84,290
Designers	150	$64,950
Set and Exhibit Designers	130	$64,140

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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