Design & Applied Arts at Tompkins Cortland Community College

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

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and has a total student population of 4,764.

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.

Tompkins Cortland Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

Tompkins Cortland Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

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

Tompkins Cortland Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of design associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 31% men each year. The program at Tompkins Cortland may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 36% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at Tompkins Cortland are white. Around 67% 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 Tompkins Cortland Community College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tompkins Cortland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Commercial & Advertising Art	10

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 NY, the home state for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Graphic Designers	21,350	$64,840
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Art Directors	8,320	$124,710
Fashion Designers	7,550	$95,830
Professors	6,440	$112,000

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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