Study communication at JCC
The Communication degree at Jamestown 社区 College prepares you to transfer to four-year institutions to continue study in human communication, 公共关系, communication management, broadcast 新闻, intercultural communication, or other branches of communication. You’ll create and edit media and non-media content, speak in front of diverse audiences, and navigate an increasingly global workforce. Graduates with communication degrees are in a variety of career fields, including TV and radio broadcasting, 公共关系, 媒体制作, 新闻, 数字写, and corporate communication.
JCC’s Communication program believes in a hands-on approach, offering a broad liberal arts curriculum that prepares you for transfer with a career-ready portfolio. You will master foundational communication skills like public speaking, media and professional writing, rhetorical analysis, and critical thinking. You will also take electives to explore areas of communication and 媒体制作 that match your interests and career objectives.
You’ll have internship opportunities to get real-world experience. Students have completed internships in advertising, archiving and museum curation, 活动策划, 新闻, 公共关系, radio broadcasting, social media marketing, 摄像, and web content development.
2022 median pay for media and communication occupations: $66,240/year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where to study at JCC
Communication skills
After you complete the program, you will be able to:
- Distinguish between effective communication and ineffective communication.
- Demonstrate understanding of basic and more complex theories of communication.
- Analyze ineffective communication, identify communication problems, and suggest solutions to those communication problems.
- Conduct an audience analysis to determine demographic and psychographic variables.
- Demonstrate the ability to perform basic research and organize their findings into a coherent, 原来写的, oral or media presentation.