St. Joseph College of Communication

St Joseph College of Communication

St Joseph College of Communication
Motto	Values in Visuals
Type	Media & Design Institution
Established	2004;21 years ago (2004)
Affiliation	Mahatma Gandhi University
Principal	Fr. Dr.Mathew Muriankary
Director	Rev. Fr. Jophy Puthuparampu
Location	Changanassery, Kottayam , Kerala , 686104 , India 9°27′32″N76°33′20″E / 9.45889°N 76.55556°E / 9.45889; 76.55556
Nickname	SJCC, Media Village
Website	sjcc.ac.in

St Joseph College of Communication, Changanassery (SJCC), is the first university affiliated media college in South India and was founded in August 2004. It is a Christian minority self-financing education institution affiliated to Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. The college is first of its kind in South India hosting more than 1000 students in 8 undergraduate and 5 postgraduate career oriented programs in media studies and mass communication.

The college offers Bachelor and Master of Arts university degrees in multimedia, animation, graphic design, cinema and television, print and electronic journalism, visual arts (interior design), visual effects, audiography and digital editing and more.

History

Sri Oommen Chandy, the Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala Inaugurating SJCC

St Joseph College of Communication affiliated to MG University was established in August 2004 and formally inaugurated by Oommen Chandy, the Chief Minister of Kerala, in the presence of the founder, Archbishop Emeritus Mar Joseph Powathil, on 2 July 2005.

Project Media Village was dedicated to the nation by former President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. ^[1]

Notable alumni

• Mathukutty Xavier ^[2]

References

1. "Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam address at the Launch of Project Media Village".^{[ dead link ]}
2. "Alumni | St Joseph College of Communication". www.sjcc.ac.in. Retrieved 5 January 2025.