Design & Applied Arts at South Suburban College

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

SSC is located in South Holland, Illinois and approximately 3,366 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.

SSC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

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

SSC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at SSC

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

SSC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of design associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

SSC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Commercial & Advertising Art	2

Music

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 IL, the home state for South Suburban College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Graphic Designers	11,700	$56,890
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	3,940	$68,360
Professors	3,040	$66,970
Photographers	2,600	$36,290
Interior Designers	2,250	$52,150

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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