Here is an overview of the program, including rankings, popularity, diversity, and earnings. Find out how Portland Community College stacks up against peers offering design & applied arts.
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Portland Community College reports the design & applied arts program; completion counts are not currently reported.
Design & Applied Arts students who finish a bachelor’s at Portland Community College go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $38,372 a year. This is lower than $44,579, the median for all majors at Portland Community College.
To complete a bachelor’s at Portland Community College, design & applied arts students borrow a median amount of $17,512 in student loans. This is lower than $20,648, the typical median for all majors at Portland Community College.
The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,428 | $10,008 |
| Fees | $432 | $432 |
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For the most recent academic year available, 30% of design & applied arts associate’s degrees went to men and 70% went to women.
The majority of design & applied arts associate’s degree graduates at Portland Community College were White. Roughly 55% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Portland Community College with a associate’s in design & applied arts.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| White | 42 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
| Other Races | 11 |
Here are the demographics of the design & applied arts majors at Portland Community College.
This design & applied arts program at Portland Community College offers the following related majors:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 65 |
| Commercial and Advertising Art | 31 |
| Interior Design | 23 |
Portland Community College granted 65 completions in design and visual communications, general in the most recent reporting year — 48% to women and 52% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (54%).
Portland Community College conferred 31 degrees in commercial and advertising art in the most recent reporting year — 74% to women and 26% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (45%).
Portland Community College awarded 23 completions in interior design in the latest year of data — 87% to women and 13% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (70%).
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