Communication & Media Studies at Western Wyoming Community College

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

WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and approximately 2,776 students attend the school each year.

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.

WWCC Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communications

WWCC Communication & Media Studies Rankings

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Communications Student Demographics at WWCC

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

WWCC Communication & Media Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of communications associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communications only graduates about 36% men each year. The program at WWCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

WWCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communications graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 WY, the home state for Western Wyoming Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Public Relations Specialists	410	$58,430
Reporters and Correspondents	160	$30,900
Editors	110	$49,550
Radio and Television Announcers	80	$37,590
Communications Professors	40	$66,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.