Journalism at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and has a total student population of 17,621.

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

SWC Chula Vista Journalism Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Journalism

SWC Chula Vista Journalism Rankings

Journalism Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Journalism Associate’s Program

25% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of journalism associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in journalism only graduates about 35% men each year. The program at SWC Chula Vista may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in journalism graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Journalism

Journalism majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwestern College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	10

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in journalism 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 Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Photographers	6,060	$52,720
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820

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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