by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Speech Communication. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Communication & Media Studies is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Erie Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in communications, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Erie Community College paid an average of $422 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $211 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,047 | $10,094 |
| Fees | $675 | $675 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Erie Community College in Communications walked away with an average of $11,500 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $10,060.
communications who receive their associate degree from Erie Community College make an average of $17,128 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% lower than the national average of $20,800.
Online degrees for the Erie Community College communications associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Erie Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 51.9% of the communications students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 57.7%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in communications at Erie Community College in 2019-2020, 37.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 9 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Communication & Media Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Speech Communication | 27 |
*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.
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