2025 Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in California

If you pursue a associate degree in speech communication, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #23 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,305 associate degrees in speech communication to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Speech Communication School for Your Associate Degree

The speech communication associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality speech communication program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on speech communication students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other speech communication students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized speech communication related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for speech communication students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Speech Communication Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Speech Communication Associate Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Speech Communication in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in speech communication.

Top California Schools for an Associate in Speech Communication

1

Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Santa Rosa Junior College is a great option for individuals interested in an associate degree in speech communication. SRJC is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.More information about a associate in speech communication from Santa Rosa Junior College

2

Mt. San Antonio College
Walnut, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Annual Graduates

Mt. San Antonio College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in speech communication. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in speech communication from Mt. San Antonio College

3

College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

College of the Canyons is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in speech communication. College of the Canyons is a large public college located in the large suburb of Santa Clarita.More information about a associate in speech communication from College of the Canyons

4

Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

65 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Pasadena City College if you want to pursue an associate degree in speech communication. Pasadena City College is a very large public college located in the city of Pasadena.More information about a associate in speech communication from Pasadena City College

5

San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

42 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego Mesa College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in speech communication from San Diego Mesa College

6

Fresno City College
Fresno, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Fresno City College is a very large public college located in the large city of Fresno.More information about a associate in speech communication from Fresno City College

Best Speech Communication Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Speech Communication Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	288	1
Nevada	185	26

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Rankings in Majors Related to Speech Communication

One of 3 majors within the Communication & Media Studies area of study, Speech Communication has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Speech Communication

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communications	17
Communication & Media Studies	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland. More about our data sources and methodologies.