by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Santa Barbara City College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SBCC paid an average of $266 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,380 | $8,140 |
| Fees | $86 | $86 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,680 | $1,680 |
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SBCC does not offer an online option for its journalism associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SBCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.1% of the journalism students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 58.7%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in journalism at SBCC in 2019-2020, 28.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 69%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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