Communication Sciences at American River College

If you plan to study communication sciences, take a look at what American River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 25,422.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

American River Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Communication Sciences

American River Communication Sciences Rankings

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Communication Sciences Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at American River College.

American River Communication Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of communication sciences associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in communication sciences only graduates about 5% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in communication sciences graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American River College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	20

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Speech-Language Pathologists	13,220	$93,510
Health Specialties Professors	11,540	$161,770
Audiologists	990	$100,960

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.