Communication & Media Studies at West Valley College

Every communication & media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communications program at West Valley College stacks up to those at other schools.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and has a total student population of 7,513.

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

West Valley College Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Communications (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Communications

West Valley College Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at West Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at West Valley College.

West Valley College Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

61% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at West Valley College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

West Valley College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Valley College with a associate's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Communication & Media Studies

The following communications concentations are available at West Valley College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Valley College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Communication	56

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for West Valley College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Public Relations Specialists	26,820	$72,910
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Reporters and Correspondents	3,430	$67,820
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840

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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