Communication & Journalism at Rio Hondo College

If you plan to study communication and journalism, take a look at what Rio Hondo College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year.

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

RHCCD Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

RHCCD Communication & Journalism Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication and journalism majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 55% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rio Hondo College with a associate's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	37
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Rio Hondo College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	31
Journalism	11

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150

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.