2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$37,300
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Acting is the 323rd most popular major in the country with 1,793 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 397 acting graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in acting. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality acting programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the acting program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate”.
Top 8 Best Acting Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying acting list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Academy of Art University supports 8,928 students, and 1,287 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. To help with additional expenses, 257 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Academy of Art University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Academy of Art University]](/colleges/academy-of-art-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s acting students in 2020-2021.
Nassau Community College also made our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Nassau Community College supports 13,864 students, and 217 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 141 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,692. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Nassau Community College Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s acting degrees to 150 students in 2020-2021.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles also took the #2 spot in our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 106 students enrolled at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles, 18 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 10 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,669. During this same period, 8 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at American Academy of Dramatic Arts - Los Angeles]](/colleges/american-academy-of-dramatic-arts-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northampton County Area Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 associates’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying acting list, Northampton Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Northampton County Area Community College supports 8,951 students, and 223 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 114 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,086. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Northampton Community College]](/colleges/northampton-county-area-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school situated in Burbank, California. It awarded 11 associates’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
New York Film Academy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,271 students enrolled at New York Film Academy, 21 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 14 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,267. On top of their other funding sources, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New York Film Academy]](/colleges/new-york-film-academy/student-life/veterans/)
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 86 diplomas to qualified associates’s acting students in 2020-2021.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” list.According to our most recent data, American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York supports 159 students, and 10 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 7 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,753. On top of their other funding sources, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s acting degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts also took the #4 spot in our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 24 of the 257 students enrolled at New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts were GI Bill® students, of which 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,778. To help with additional expenses, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Full New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Veteran Student Life Report
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Acting for an Associate ranking, coming in at #8. KD Conservatory is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s acting degrees in 2020-2021.
KD Conservatory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Acting Associate Degree Schools” list.Of the 71 students enrolled at KD Conservatory, 16 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,296. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full KD Conservatory Veteran Student Life Report
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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
- *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.
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