by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Communication & Journalism is the 11th most popular major in the country with 120,571 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communication and journalism graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,266 and had an average of $24,758 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 22,701 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,833 and $21,433 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6,003 communication and journalism graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 116 colleges that offered a degree in communication and journalism. That schools that top this list have a program in communication and journalism in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Hollywood landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia College Hollywood is a small school located in Tarzana, California that handed out 28 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of San Mateo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region. San Mateo, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 72 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Long Beach City College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 231 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Long Beach City College
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, De Anza College landed the #4 spot on the list. De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 145 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at De Anza College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cosumnes River College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cosumnes River College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 68 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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Diablo Valley College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. Diablo Valley College is located in Pleasant Hill, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 140 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #7, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Los Altos Hills, California, and it awarded 93 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Glendale Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Glendale, California, this fairly large public school awarded 68 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Santa Barbara City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 181 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 75 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Camino College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. El Camino College is located in Torrance, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 136 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is located in Walnut, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 182 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Platt College - San Diego came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
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Porterville College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Porterville College is a small public school situated in Porterville, California. It awarded 33 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, College of the Siskiyous did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Siskiyous is located in Weed, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Full College of the Siskiyous Communication & Journalism Report
With a ranking of #16, Los Angeles Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Angeles Valley College is located in Valley Glen, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 114 associates’s communication and journalism degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Communication & Journalism at Los Angeles Valley College
College of Marin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Kentfield, California, this small public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
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Fullerton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Fullerton, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 190 students in 2020-2021.
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Orange Coast College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 168 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, West Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. West Valley College is a public institution located in Saratoga, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Desert is a fairly large school located in Palm Desert, California that handed out 55 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Desert Communication & Journalism Report
Chaffey College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and it awarded 172 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sacramento City College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified associates’s communication and journalism students in 2020-2021.
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Folsom Lake College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Folsom, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication and journalism degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communication & Journalism Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Chula Vista, California, and it awarded 89 associates’s communication and journalism degrees in 2020-2021.
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