2026 Communications & Media Rankings - Page 3
Best Colleges for Communications & Media
Rankings 19-54 of 218 trade colleges for Communications & Media
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Rankings based on field productivity, program depth, retention rates, and institutional quality in Communications & Media.
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#19
Complete Data Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Public
Overall Score 74.2
74.2 / 100
Field Productivity 80%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 50%
67% retained Enrollment 21,859
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#20
Complete Data Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
Public
Overall Score 73.7
73.7 / 100
Field Productivity 92%
0.7% productivity Program Depth 36%
2 programs Retention 86%
76% retained Enrollment 9,457
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#21
Complete Data El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
Public
Overall Score 73.5
73.5 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.5% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 66%
71% retained Enrollment 21,664
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#22
Complete Data Palomar College
San Marcos, CA
Public
Overall Score 73.3
73.3 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 97%
6 programs Retention 66%
71% retained Enrollment 19,550
Programs 33 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#23
Complete Data Citrus College
Glendora, CA
Public
Overall Score 73.1
73.1 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 61%
70% retained Enrollment 10,429
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#24
Complete Data Cosumnes River College
Sacramento, CA
Public
Overall Score 73
73 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 97%
6 programs Retention 88%
77% retained Enrollment 15,744
Programs 30 fields
#25
Complete Data Las Positas College
Livermore, CA
Public
Overall Score 73
73 / 100
Field Productivity 64%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 98%
83% retained Enrollment 8,103
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#26
Complete Data Butte College
Oroville, CA
Public
Overall Score 72.6
72.6 / 100
Field Productivity 77%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 50%
67% retained Enrollment 10,968
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#27
Complete Data Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA
Public
Overall Score 72.5
72.5 / 100
Field Productivity 85%
0.6% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 66%
71% retained Enrollment 12,075
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#28
Complete Data Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA
Public
Overall Score 72.5
72.5 / 100
Field Productivity 85%
0.6% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 66%
71% retained Enrollment 12,075
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#29
Complete Data Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
Public
Overall Score 71.8
71.8 / 100
Field Productivity 72%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 66%
71% retained Enrollment 21,730
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,380
#30
Complete Data Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Public
Overall Score 71.7
71.7 / 100
Field Productivity 87%
0.6% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 45%
66% retained Enrollment 22,460
Programs 29 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#31
Complete Data College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Public
Overall Score 71.6
71.6 / 100
Field Productivity 68%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 81%
74% retained Enrollment 18,075
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#32
Complete Data International College of Broadcasting
Dayton, OH
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 71
71 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
31.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 99%
84% retained Enrollment 44
Programs 2 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $12,330
#33
Complete Data Santiago Canyon College
Orange, CA
Public
Overall Score 70.8
70.8 / 100
Field Productivity 76%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 36%
2 programs Retention 72%
72% retained Enrollment 11,897
Programs 27 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#34
Complete Data Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
Public
Overall Score 70.4
70.4 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 88%
77% retained Enrollment 13,018
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#35
Complete Data Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
Public
Overall Score 69.9
69.9 / 100
Field Productivity 73%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 58%
69% retained Enrollment 19,125
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#36
Complete Data Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
Public
Overall Score 69.4
69.4 / 100
Field Productivity 65%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 88%
77% retained Enrollment 20,986
Programs 33 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#37
Complete Data Southwestern College
Chula Vista, CA
Public
Overall Score 69.4
69.4 / 100
Field Productivity 65%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 88%
77% retained Enrollment 20,986
Programs 33 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#38
Complete Data Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Public
Overall Score 68.4
68.4 / 100
Field Productivity 46%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 82%
75% retained Enrollment 17,854
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,242
#39
Complete Data Gavilan College
Gilroy, CA
Public
Overall Score 67.4
67.4 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.6% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 82%
75% retained Enrollment 6,083
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,444
#40
Complete Data Lake Land College
Mattoon, IL
Public
Overall Score 65.6
65.6 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
0.6% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 61%
70% retained Enrollment 3,960
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $7,139
#41
Complete Data Chabot College
Hayward, CA
Public
Overall Score 65.2
65.2 / 100
Field Productivity 53%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 88%
77% retained Enrollment 12,842
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#42
Complete Data Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles, CA
Public
Overall Score 64.2
64.2 / 100
Field Productivity 80%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 38%
65% retained Enrollment 14,611
Programs 25 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,196
#43
Complete Data Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM
Public
Overall Score 63.8
63.8 / 100
Field Productivity 63%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 36%
2 programs Retention 38%
65% retained Enrollment 19,342
Programs 31 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,584
#44
Complete Data Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
Public
Overall Score 63.8
63.8 / 100
Field Productivity 69%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 36%
2 programs Retention 82%
75% retained Enrollment 7,361
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,340
#45
Complete Data College of the Desert
Palm Desert, CA
Public
Overall Score 63.6
63.6 / 100
Field Productivity 60%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 83%
4 programs Retention 50%
67% retained Enrollment 12,861
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#46
Complete Data Clovis Community College
Fresno, CA
Public
Overall Score 62.9
62.9 / 100
Field Productivity 70%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 82%
75% retained Enrollment 10,358
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#47
Complete Data Digital Film Academy
New York, NY
Private For-Profit
Overall Score 62.7
62.7 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
56.7% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 0%
33% retained Enrollment 60
Programs 2 fields
#48
Complete Data College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
Public
Overall Score 62.5
62.5 / 100
Field Productivity 59%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 36%
2 programs Retention 61%
70% retained Enrollment 14,494
Programs 32 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,288
#49
Complete Data County College of Morris
Randolph, NJ
Public
Overall Score 62.2
62.2 / 100
Field Productivity 74%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 76%
73% retained Enrollment 6,131
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $9,240
#50
Complete Data UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey
Cranford, NJ
Public
Overall Score 62.1
62.1 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
0.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 38%
65% retained Enrollment 8,330
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $9,500
#51
Complete Data UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ
Cranford, NJ
Public
Overall Score 62.1
62.1 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
0.8% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 38%
65% retained Enrollment 8,330
Programs 20 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $9,500
#52
Complete Data Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
Public
Overall Score 61.7
61.7 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 45%
66% retained Enrollment 10,721
Programs 28 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,104
#53
Complete Data Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
Public
Overall Score 61.3
61.3 / 100
Field Productivity 71%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 63%
3 programs Retention 58%
69% retained Enrollment 5,872
Programs 24 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $2,448
#54
Complete Data Ventura College
Ventura, CA
Public
Overall Score 61.2
61.2 / 100
Field Productivity 45%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 36%
2 programs Retention 86%
76% retained Enrollment 12,222
Programs 30 fields
In-State Tuition (excl. fees) $1,340