Visual Communications at Western Technical College

If you are interested in studying visual communications, you may want to check out the program at Western Technical College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 4,240 students attend the school each year.

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

Western Technical College Visual Communications Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Graphic Arts

Western Technical College Visual Communications Rankings

Graphic Arts Student Demographics at Western Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the graphic arts majors at Western Technical College.

Western Technical College Visual Communications Associate’s Program

38% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of graphic arts associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in graphic arts only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at Western Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in graphic arts at Western Technical College are white. Around 75% 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 Western Technical College with a associate's in graphic arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Graphic Design

Careers That Graphic Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in graphic arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for Western Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Graphic Designers	5,780	$47,980
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,820	$75,220
Commercial and Industrial Designers	400	$58,400
Designers	80	$67,880
Set and Exhibit Designers	70	$53,400

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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