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

6 Ranked Colleges
156 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,657 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 161st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 548 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid.

Full Austin Community College District Visual Communications Report

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 7 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also took the #6 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Pima Community College

#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic arts students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid.

Full San Antonio College Visual Communications Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State Technical College is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 40 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree graphic arts students with aid list, TSTC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,114 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid per year to attend TSTC.

Read more about Visual Communications at Texas State Technical College

#5

Scottsdale Community College

Scottsdale, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 12 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Scottsdale Community College also made our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $10,397 for southwest region associate degree graphic arts students with aid per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Scottsdale Community College

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

Mesa Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students with aid per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Mesa Community 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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