Communication & Media Studies at Santa Barbara City College

What traits are you looking for in a communications school? To help you decide if Santa Barbara City College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communications program.

SBCC is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 12,525.

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

SBCC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Communications

SBCC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at SBCC

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

SBCC Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

69% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in communications at SBCC are white. Around 55% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	101
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	29

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

If you plan to be a communications 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 Santa Barbara City College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	156

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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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