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Design & Applied Arts at Santa Barbara City College

Design & Applied Arts at Santa Barbara City College

If you plan to study design & applied arts, take a look at what Santa Barbara City College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Design & Applied Arts section at the bottom of this page.

SBCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Design

SBCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at SBCC

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

SBCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

77% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of design associate's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at SBCC are white. Around 54% 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 design.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Interior Design 7
Graphic Design 7

Careers That Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in design 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
Graphic Designers 29,320 $61,100
Multimedia Artists and Animators 10,760 $87,960
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Interior Designers 8,460 $68,440
Art Directors 7,620 $127,630

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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