Speech Communication at West Valley College

What traits are you looking for in a speech communication school? To help you decide if West Valley College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's speech communication program.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and approximately 7,513 students attend the school each year.

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

West Valley College Speech Communication Degrees Available

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

West Valley College Speech Communication Rankings

Speech Communication Student Demographics at West Valley College

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

West Valley College Speech Communication Associate’s Program

61% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of speech communication associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in speech communication only graduates about 37% 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 speech communication 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 speech communication.

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

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication 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
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
Radio and Television Announcers	2,780	$78,840
Public Address System Announcers	1,340	$42,130

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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