Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 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.

Virginia Western Community College Design & Applied Arts Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Design

Virginia Western Community College Design & Applied Arts Rankings

Design Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College Design & Applied Arts Associate’s Program

55% Women

9% 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 Virginia Western Community College 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 Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 91% 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 Virginia Western Community College with a associate's in design.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Virginia Western Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Visual Communications	15

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 Virginia Western 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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