Communication & Journalism at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and approximately 18,984 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.

Saddleback College Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Communication & Journalism (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Saddleback College Communication & Journalism Rankings

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Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Saddleback College

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

Saddleback College Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication and journalism only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at Saddleback College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communication and journalism at Saddleback College are white. Around 51% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Saddleback College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism 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 Saddleback College with a associate's in communication and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	84
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

Communication & Journalism 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 Saddleback College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	122
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	27
Journalism	17

Related Majors

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

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 Saddleback 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.