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Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Western Community College

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Design & Applied Arts at Virginia Western Community College

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

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

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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

53% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of design associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in design only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Virginia Western Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in design at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 73% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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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