2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Digital Communication for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$19,529
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Digital Communication for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Radio, Television & Digital Communication is the 61st most popular major in the country with 17,669 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,247 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,764 and $24,020 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great radio, television and digital communication programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the radio, television and digital communication program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Digital Communication for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Digital Communication for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Digital Communication for an Associate. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 33 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Austin Community College District, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Radio, Television & Digital Communication Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Among the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District, 2,473 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Austin Community College District offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Austin Community College District]](/colleges/austin-community-college-district/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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