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Communications

Overview

About This Program

An A.A. degree provides students with a well-rounded education, including the development of communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills. In this pathway program, students have the opportunity to explore the field of Communication in greater depth, empowering them to more effectively navigate a diverse, complex, changing world.

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At-a-Glance

Degrees & Credits

A.A. (60 Credits)

Campus
Hibbing
Itasca
Mesabi Range - Virginia
Rainy River
Vermilion

Program Features

A Name, Not a Number

Students in this program enjoy smaller class sizes and instructors who know their name and are invested in their success.

Seamless Transfer

As a Transfer Pathway program, the Communication Studies A.A. degree transfers seamlessly to Minnesota State universities

Meet the Faculty

Aaron Brown

Speech Instructor

218-293-6861

Shane Holm

Speech Instructor

218-322-2396

Emily Werschay

Communications Instructor

218-550-2547

Rachel Berry

Speech and Communications Instructor

218-598-9316

Marja Nelson

Speech and Psychology Instructor

218-235-2146

Additional Information

Transferability

Transfer Pathways offer students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an associate’s degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply

to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field. Universities within the Minnesota State system include Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University; and Winona State University.