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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Apparel & Textiles (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

1 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$8,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Apparel and Textiles Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Apparel and Textiles Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,118 people earned their degree in general apparel and textiles, making the major the 269th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 354 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 general apparel and textiles graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general apparel and textiles programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general apparel and textiles 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Apparel and Textiles Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Apparel and Textiles Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Apparel and Textiles Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Apparel & Textiles (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

El Camino College

Torrance, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Apparel and Textiles Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, El Camino College landed the #1 spot on the list. El Camino College is a public institution located in Torrance, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

El Camino College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Apparel & Textiles Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Camino College is $8,625 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Apparel and Textiles students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 more about General Apparel & Textiles at El Camino College

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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

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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