2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Graphic Communications is the 127th most popular major in the country with 7,475 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 467 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,060 and $20,436 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 194 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in graphic communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent graphic communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Central College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
South Central College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Central College is $10,175 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.
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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 Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College also made our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $10,939 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Sioux City, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 associates’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OTC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $7,908 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hawkeye Community College is located in Waterloo, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
Hawkeye Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.
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Southeast Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southeast Technical College is a public institution located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Southeast Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.
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Kansas City Kansas Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Kansas City, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Kansas City Kansas Community College also made our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,582 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students with aid per year to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College.
Read more about Graphic Communications at Kansas City Kansas Community College
Institute of Production and Recording landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this small private for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
Institute of Production and Recording also took the #8 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Institute of Production and Recording is $23,514 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students with aid.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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%.
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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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