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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 299 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 57 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great visual communications 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 visual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

Salt Lake Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $6,963 for rocky mountains region associate degree graphic arts students with aid per year to attend Salt Lake Community College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Salt Lake Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 41 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UVU is $9,159 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid.

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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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