Available Through Eagle Link

Associate of Arts - Journalism

Contra Costa College — San Pablo, California, United States

Study Level: Diploma · 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
Duration: To be confirmed
Study Mode: To be confirmed
Next Intake: January 2027
Tuition Fee: USD 10,512
Application Fee: None listed
Scholarships Available: None listed
Post-Study Work Information: Optional Practical Training (OPT): Verify before applying
Application Status: Open — confirm with Eagle Link (Not confirmed)

Program information is subject to institution confirmation. Fees, deadlines, intakes and entry requirements may change.

Overview

Journalists find out and tell the public about important issues and events. They gather information through research, firsthand experience and talking to people who know what’s going on. Then they take that information and decide what the story is and how it should be told. Finally, they write or produce, edit and present it to the public. (More often than not instantly, through digital media.) Most importantly, they play a vital role in American democracy. They also spend a lot of time outside the office, doing work that can be pretty fast-paced. This program is a great way to start a career in journalism. Every student in Contra Costa College’s journalism program gets hands-on experience at the student-run weekly newspaper, The Advocate, and its web companion, cccadvocate.com. So journalism students at Contra Costa College work in a real newsroom, where students cover events, take photos, write and edit stories, manage social media, create audio and video content for the website and do everything else that other news outlets do. The Advocate is a 19-time winner of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges’ Pacesetter Award (most recently in 2017); a seven-time winner of and eight-time second place finisher for the California Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspapers Contest’s General Excellence Award; and a 15-time winner of college media’s most prestigious award, the Associated Collegiate Press Pacemaker (most recently in 2015). And when it comes to academics, Contra Costa College is serious, too. Back in the classroom, accomplished faculty teach journalism students how to manage the legal, creative, editorial and ethical challenges that journalists face every day.

Faculty / school: —
Field of study: —
Credential: 2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
Relationship: Available Through Eagle Link

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements will be confirmed by the institution or authorized partner before application.

English-language requirements

English-language requirements will be confirmed by the institution or authorized partner before application.

Fees & Costs

Tuition fee: USD 10,512
Application fee: None listed
Deposit required: Not listed
Estimated other compulsory fees: Not listed — confirm with Eagle Link.

Institution fees are paid according to the institution's instructions. Any Eagle Link service fee is shown on an Eagle Link invoice before payment. See our Payments Policy.

Scholarships

No scholarship is currently listed for this program. Explore scholarships and funding.

Scholarships are competitive and may change, close or be withdrawn. Eagle Link does not guarantee that any student will receive a scholarship.

Intakes & Deadlines

Upcoming intakes: January 2027, January 2028, January 2029
Application deadline: 1 December 2026
Application status: Confirm with Eagle Link
Intake availability: Not confirmed

Campus & Location

Contra Costa College

San Pablo, California, United States

2600 Mission Bell Drive

Post-Study Work / Immigration Information

Please confirm current eligibility with Eagle Link before applying.

Optional Practical Training (OPT): Verify before applying

OPT and STEM OPT eligibility depend on maintaining F-1 status and on the program. A program counts as STEM only when its CIP code is on the official STEM list — not because its name sounds technical.

Official source

Eagle Link does not guarantee visa approval and does not make immigration decisions.

About the Institution

The Contra Costa Community College District values academic freedom, the freedom of faculty and students to pursue knowledge without constraint and to explore the life of the mind and express observations in an open, responsible, and respectful academic environment. Only in such a free environment can imagination thrive and intellectual skills develop. Institutions of higher learning exist to seek the truth and to serve the common good. Academic freedom must be guarded as a basic right of all people in a free society. The freedom to think, to read, to speak, and to question is necessary for th...

View Colleges of Contra Costa

Program information last verified 8 October 2026.

Apply to Colleges of Contra Costa

Start Your Application through your Eagle Link account. Our admissions team reviews it before submission to the institution.

Questions about this program? Contact our admissions team.

Related programs

Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours)

Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

Bachelor of Mechatronic Engineering (Honours)

Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)

Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation