Journalism-Photography Department

Journalism and photography classrooms (Rooms 207, 208 and 209) and The Ranger newsroom (Room 212) are upstairs in Loftin Student Center. The photography lab is in Room 100 on the first floor across the walkway from Gonzales Hall. The department is at 1300 San Pedro Ave., the telephone number is (210) 733-2870 and the fax number is (210) 733-2868. Click on the photo at left for a map of the campus. Directions to San Antonio College The department provides transfer and life- or career-enhancement educational opportunities in journalism and photography to a diverse population; provides hands-on training using current technology in a transfer program for students who produce a weekly student newspaper, its online edition and an annual magazine that serve the college and community by providing independent sources of campus-oriented information. The department strives to foster interest in journalism and maintain ties with media to strengthen the standards of the communications professions.


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Faculty / Click on name for faculty information
  • Abrego, Irene / (210) 733-2872 or 733-2880 / Loftin 216
  • Lo, Yuk-kwong Edmund / (210) 733-2870 / Loftin 212
  • McBride, James P. / (210) 733-2837 / Loftin 200
  • Merkner, Susan A. / (210) 733-2874 / Loftin 220
  • Odom, Marianne / (210) 733-2870-1 / Loftin 204
  • Sims, Cynthia / (210) 733-2874 / Loftin 220
  • Townsend, Gerald W. / (210) 733-2874 / Loftin 220
  • Vallance, W. Scott / (210) 733-2279 / Loftin 200
  • Whitecotton, Frederick J. / (210) 733-2873 / Loftin 218

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