新闻业发生了翻天覆地的变化，圣塔芭芭拉城市学院新闻计划是两年制课程的领导者，为学生们准备了一个变化多端的令人兴奋的未来。报纸，通常是仅用于打印的媒体，已经过渡到网络，读者人数在迅速增长。广播新闻业也已经转移到网上，可以提供更多即时报道，更快的新闻周期和公众互动。普及的互联网和低成本的移动设备成倍增加了对最新新闻的需求，并导致了新一类的记者能够通过超文本，图像，视频和声音讲故事。
Journalism study at Santa Barbara City College provides the theory, practical skills and experiences that inform students' personal lives, intellectual pursuits and professional endeavors in the mass media.<br>The Associate of Arts Degree, in particular, provides students with the foundational knowledge to successfully transition into a baccalaureate degree in journalism or into any liberal arts major.