Graphic Communications at Santa Monica College

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

SMC is located in Santa Monica, California and approximately 25,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Graphic Communications section at the bottom of this page.

SMC Graphic Communications Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Graphic Communication (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Graphic Communication

SMC Graphic Communications Rankings

Graphic Communication Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic communication majors at Santa Monica College.

SMC Graphic Communications Associate’s Program

31% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Graphic Communications

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects	25

Audiovisual Communications

Careers That Graphic Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic communication 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 Monica College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Data Entry Keyers	21,040	$35,300
Printing Press Operators	14,460	$39,380
Multimedia Artists and Animators	10,760	$87,960
Prepress Technicians	2,810	$42,670
Desktop Publishers	1,040	$56,370

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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