2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician is the 398th most popular major in the country with 1,559 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 119 radio & television broadcasting technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 radio & television broadcasting technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,470 and $15,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in radio & television broadcasting technology/technician. That schools that top this list have a program in radio & television broadcasting technology/technician in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 8 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a medium-sized public school situated in Levelland, Texas. It awarded 4 associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amarillo College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jacinto Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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El Centro College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Centro College is a public institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician at El Centro College
Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 12 associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician at Austin Community College District
Houston Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Radio and Television Broadcasting Tech Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s radio and television broadcasting tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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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).
- 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.
- 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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