Communication & Journalism at Santa Barbara City College

Every communication and 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 and journalism program at Santa Barbara City College stacks up to those at other schools.

SBCC is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 12,525 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.

SBCC Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

SBCC Communication & Journalism Rankings

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at SBCC

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

SBCC Communication & Journalism Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of communication and journalism associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

SBCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication and journalism graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	86
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication and journalism concentations are available at Santa Barbara City College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Santa Barbara City College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Communication & Media Studies	156
Journalism	15
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	10

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social 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 Santa Barbara City 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.