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

7 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,465 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chattahoochee Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Marietta, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic arts degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Chattahoochee Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,137 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid.

Read more about Visual Communications at Chattahoochee Technical College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students with aid.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Visual Communications Report

#3

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, South Carolina, and it awarded 25 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Horry-Georgetown Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $5,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid per year to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Horry-Georgetown Technical College

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Roanoke, Virginia, and it awarded 13 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Western Community College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Virginia Western Community College

#5

Augusta Technical College

Augusta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Augusta Technical College is a small school located in Augusta, Georgia that handed out 9 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Augusta Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Augusta Technical College is $9,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Augusta Technical College

#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s graphic arts degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #3 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,428 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid per year to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,524 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students with aid.

Read more about Visual Communications at Full Sail University

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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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