Design & Applied Arts at Sierra College

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

Sierra College is located in Rocklin, California and approximately 17,503 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.

Sierra College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Design (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Design (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Design

Sierra College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Sierra College

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

Sierra College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

64% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of design associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Sierra College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at Sierra College are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

The following design concentations are available at Sierra College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sierra College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Graphic Design	45

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 Sierra 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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