Communication A.A. (CMMA)
What is an Associate Degree in Communication?
This program is designed to prepare students in various Communication fields for careers in: organizational and public communication, such as advertising, public relations, social media management, event planning, public affairs, corporate communication, politics/government, international relations, and pre-law; speech communication and communication studies, such as counseling, communication education, human resources, theatre, on-air broadcaster performance; and in professional writing such as journalism and media writing.
Communication Courses
Your communication courses will prepare you for success in either a future career or when pursuing a four-year degree. In this program, you’ll take classes like:
- Interpersonal Communication
- Intercultural Communication
- Communications Media
- Social Media Strategies
- Oral Communication & Presentation
Pathway to a Career in Communication
Advance your career at your own pace. Each step below transfers credits to the next. Appropriate job titles and average pay ranges are meant to help guide an individual interested in this field; they vary based on individual experience and employer.
Associate Degree
Communication A.A.
Lehigh Carbon Community College
- Advertising Account Officer
- Public Relations Officer
- Journalist
- Social Media Manager
Bachelor’s Degree
Communication B.A.
Bachelor’s Transfer School
- Advertising Account Manager
- Public Relations Specialist
- Editor
Master’s Degree
Master of Communication
Graduate School
- Public Relations Manager
- Communications Manager
- Market Research Analyst
Wage information taken from Lightcast Q1 2024 BETA Data Set – QCEW Employees. Wage range is 25%-75% hourly average in surrounding 10-county region.
Communication and Media Arts Career Pathways
Bachelor’s Transfer Schools
Pennsylvania offers statewide program-to-program articulation. This allows students who graduate with specific associate degrees to transfer as juniors into a bachelor’s degree program in a similar field of study at a participating four-year college. Learn more about transferring to a four-year school.
Your A.A. in Communication prepares you to transfer to the following four-year colleges or universities:
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