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2022 Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

5 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$14,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 898 people earned their degree in prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design, making the major the 625th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 79 prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sioux City, Iowa that handed out 7 associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Iowa Tech Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $10,322 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Prepress/Desktop Publishing students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 7 associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,055 for plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.

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#3

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawkeye Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Hawkeye Community College is a public institution located in Waterloo, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,360 for plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Hawkeye Community College.

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#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Southeast Technical College is a small school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota that handed out 8 associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $75-$110k list, Southeast Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,333 for plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southeast Tech.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public institution located in Kansas City, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kansas City Kansas Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,648 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Prepress/Desktop Publishing students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College.

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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%.

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  • *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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