2023 Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Commercial Photography for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Commercial Photography is the 576th most popular major in the country with 928 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 30 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 25 commercial photography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Commercial Photography for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in commercial photography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great commercial photography programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the commercial photography program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Commercial Photography for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Commercial Photography for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree vets studying commercial photography.

Top 2 Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region

1

Arapahoe Community College
Littleton, Colorado

290 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$2,789 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arapahoe Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Commercial Photography for an Associate. Located in Littleton, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s commercial photography students in 2020-2021.

Arapahoe Community College also made our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #1.Among the 12,001 students enrolled at Arapahoe Community College, 290 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 180 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,789. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Northwest College
Powell, Wyoming

43 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$2,368 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Commercial Photography for an Associate. Northwest Community College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 8 associates’s commercial photography degrees in 2020-2021.

Northwest Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Commercial Photography Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Among the 1,438 students enrolled at Northwest Community College, 43 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 16 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,368. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.