Design & Applied Arts at Thomas Nelson Community College

If you are interested in studying design & applied arts, you may want to check out the program at Thomas Nelson Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 6,256 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.

TNCC Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

TNCC Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at TNCC

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

TNCC Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

55% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of design associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at TNCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at TNCC are white. Around 64% 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 Thomas Nelson Community College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Design & Applied Arts

If you plan to be a design major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Thomas Nelson Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	8

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 VA, the home state for Thomas Nelson Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Graphic Designers	5,000	$60,540
Interior Designers	1,210	$52,670
Photographers	860	$37,420
Art Directors	510	$91,770

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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