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2023 Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
151 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Theater Arts is the 70th most popular major in the country with 11,385 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,089 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 151 theater arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in theater arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great theater arts programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the theater arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree vets studying theater.

Top 5 Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Among the 39,896 students enrolled at Austin Community College District, 2,473 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 59 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $735. To help with additional expenses, 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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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s theater students in 2020-2021.

Scottsdale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 178 of the 7,634 students enrolled at Scottsdale Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,006. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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San Antonio College
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

San Antonio College also made our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4.Among the 19,231 students enrolled at San Antonio College, 2,054 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,249. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at San Antonio College]](/colleges/san-antonio-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Oklahoma City Community College
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s theater degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

OCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 12,227 students enrolled at OCCC, 754 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,090. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. OCCC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Theater for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. CNM is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s theater degrees in 2020-2021.

CNM also took the #5 spot in our “Best Theater Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 839 of the 21,398 students enrolled at CNM were GI Bill® students, of which 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,171. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Central New Mexico Community College]](/colleges/central-new-mexico-community-college/student-life/veterans/)

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