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Design & Applied Arts at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Design & Applied Arts at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Every design and applied arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the design program at Southwest Tennessee Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 7,371 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.

Southwest Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Design

Southwest Design & Applied Arts Rankings

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Design Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

43% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of design associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Southwest may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in design graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Graphic Designers 3,470 $48,760
Professors 2,040 $53,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,350 $56,040
Interior Designers 1,250 $49,590
Photographers 810 $33,170

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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