2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students 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 “Best Value Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician is the 376th most popular major in the country with 1,562 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 66 radio and television broadcasting technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 radio and television broadcasting technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television broadcasting technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television broadcasting technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television broadcasting technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree radio and television broadcasting tech students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$11,477 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Western Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Iowa Western Community College is a medium-sized school located in Council Bluffs, Iowa that handed out 13 associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Western Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,477 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech students with aid per year to attend Iowa Western Community College.

Full Iowa Western Community College Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Report

#2

Western Iowa Tech Community College

Sioux City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$7,201 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is located in Sioux City, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree radio and television broadcasting tech students with aid list, Western Iowa Tech Community College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech students with aid.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician (With Aid)

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).
• 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

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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