Every year approximately 45 students graduate with a degree in visual communications from Maine schools. Maine has 4 visual communications schools to choose from, if you are interested in studying visual communications. You can expect to pay an average of $15,174 per year in tuition for a degree in visual communications in Maine state.
Located in South Portland, Southern Maine Community College is the largest visual communications school in Maine, based on student population. Approximately 31 students graduated with a visual communications degree from Southern Maine Community College in 2009, which is 69% of the total state visual communications graduates for that year. If you decide to attend Southern Maine Community College, you can expect to pay approximately $3,365 per year to earn your degree in visual communications.
A majority of those with a degree in visual communications choose to become visual communications professionals. If you are planning on working in the state after graduation, you should know that the job outlook for visual communications professionals in Maine is not very good. There are currently an estimated 950 visual communications professionals working in Maine. The government expects, by 2018, for this number to increase by 2%, or to 980 visual communications professionals.
If you work as a visual communications professional in Maine, your yearly salary can range from less than $23,660 to more than $62,475. In Maine, visual communications professionals make an average of $37,137 per year.
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Southern Maine Community College
Address:
2 Fort Road, South Portland, Maine 04106-1698
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Saint Joseph's College of Maine
Address:
278 Whites Bridge Rd, Standish, Maine 04084-5236
Awards Offered:
Less than 1 year certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree
York County Community College
Address:
112 College Drive, Wells, Maine 04090
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Maine College of Art
Address:
522 Congress St., Portland, Maine 04101-3494
Awards Offered:
Bachelor's degree
Postbaccalaureate certificate
Master's degree