by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Graphic Communications is a major offered under the communications technologies and support program of study at Southwestern Illinois College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in graphic communication, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SWIC was $189 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $204 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,120 | $5,670 |
| Fees | $270 | $270 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,710 | $1,710 |
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The median early career salary of graphic communication students who receive their associate degree from SWIC is $33,993 per year. That is 47% higher than the national average of $23,075.
Online degrees for the SWIC graphic communication associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SWIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 44.4% of the graphic communication students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 45.5%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in graphic communication at SWIC in 2019-2020, 22.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Graphic Communications students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to graphic communications.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications | 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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