Writing Studies at Tompkins Cortland Community College

Every writing studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the writing program at Tompkins Cortland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and approximately 4,764 students attend the school each year.

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

Tompkins Cortland Writing Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Writing

Tompkins Cortland Writing Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Writing Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the writing majors at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Tompkins Cortland Writing Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of writing associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in writing only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Tompkins Cortland may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in writing at Tompkins Cortland are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Tompkins Cortland does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in writing graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Writing Grads May Go Into

A degree in writing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Editors	19,140	$83,070
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170
Writers and Authors	7,410	$86,380
Professors	6,440	$112,000
Technical Writers	2,460	$76,380

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.