Communication & Journalism at Rockland Community College

Every communication & journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication & journalism program at Rockland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Rockland Community College is located in Suffern, New York and approximately 5,735 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.

Rockland Community College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Rockland Community College Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Rockland Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Rockland Community College.

Rockland Community College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communication & journalism associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Rockland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication & journalism graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication & journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rockland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	17

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & 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 NY, the home state for Rockland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Public Relations Specialists	24,510	$74,000
Editors	19,140	$83,070
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380

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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