Pasadena, California · Private Non-Profit
Graphic Communications at Art Center College of Design
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 204 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
10.1% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 10.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~204
- Schools with reported signal
- 242
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 74.5%
- Graduation rate
- 79.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $48,661/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $194,644
- Median debt
- $31,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $71,958/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- D
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 242 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 3.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($32,118 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($23,432 above). That combination produces a D value grade and a top 90% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 1.7% reported share · $536 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.3% reported share · $2,039 net A+ CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.1% reported share · $2,984 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 3.7% reported share · $2,288 net A+ 
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg, WV · 1.4% reported share · $1,807 net A+ 
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.2% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Graphic Communications accounts for 10.1% of reported programs at Art Center College of Design, which is bigger than 93% of schools in this field set and 3.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 204 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Art Center College of Design's average net price is $48,661 per year, about $194,644 over four years. That is $32,118 above the $16,543 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $71,958 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $23,432 above the $48,526 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Art Center College of Design #218 of 242 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.