Graphic Communications programs in California
137 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,060 at California College of ASU.
What this work pays in California
Data Entry Keyers in California earn a median of $47,010 a year across 14,520 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Printing Press Operators | $46,110 | 12,320 |
| Special Effects Artists and Animators | $130,540 | 7,410 |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers | $53,860 | 2,020 |
| Etchers and Engravers | $46,480 | 1,040 |
| Desktop Publishers | $71,930 | 320 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California College of ASU Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | $35,060 (16 grads) | 2 |
| Academy of Art University San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | $28,019 (11 grads) | 6 |
| Los Angeles Film School Hollywood | Associate's degree | — | $18,498 (35 grads) | 0 |
| Gnomon North Hollywood | Undergraduate certificate | $28,332 | not published | — |
| Laurus College San Luis Obispo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| ABC Adult School Cerritos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Academy of Art University San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Allan Hancock College Santa Maria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| American River College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| American River College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Antelope Valley Community College District Lancaster | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Bakersfield College Bakersfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Berkeley City College Berkeley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Butte College Oroville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Butte College Oroville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Cabrillo College Aptos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Canada College Redwood City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Cerritos College Norwalk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Chabot College Hayward | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| City College of San Francisco San Francisco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coastline Community College Fountain Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| College of Marin Kentfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| College of the Canyons Santa Clarita | Associate's degree | — | not published | 25 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| College of the Redwoods Eureka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Columbia College Sonora | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Crafton Hills College Yucaipa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| De Anza College Cupertino | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| East Los Angeles College Monterey Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| El Camino Community College District Torrance | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Foothill College Los Altos Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Fullerton College Fullerton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Gavilan College Gilroy | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Golden West College Huntington Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grossmont College El Cajon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Hartnell College Salinas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Irvine Valley College Irvine | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Laguna College of Art and Design Laguna Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Las Positas College Livermore | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles City College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Los Angeles Mission College Sylmar | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Los Medanos College Pittsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Mendocino College Ukiah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| MiraCosta College Oceanside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Mission College Santa Clara | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Mt San Antonio College Walnut | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District San Jacinto | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| New York Film Academy Burbank | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Norco College Norco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Norco College Norco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Orange Coast College Costa Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Palo Verde College Blythe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Pasadena City College Pasadena | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rio Hondo College Whittier | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 51 |
| Riverside City College Riverside | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Sacramento City College Sacramento | Associate's degree | — | not published | 23 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Saddleback College Mission Viejo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| San Joaquin Delta College Stockton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| San Jose City College San Jose | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 47 |
| Santa Ana College Santa Ana | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 101 |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Sierra College Rocklin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Southwestern College Chula Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ventura Adult and Continuing Education Ventura | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Victor Valley College Victorville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| West Valley College Saratoga | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Graphic Communications — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.