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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
340 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Film & Video Production is the 113th most popular major in the country with 8,429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,291 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 340 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in film and video production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film and video production programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film and video production 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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Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SRJC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 4 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $5,026 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Santa Rosa Junior College.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Santa Rosa Junior College

#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $7,669 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Academy of Art University is $29,390 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $37,103 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #5 spot on the list. Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit institution located in Hollywood, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 100 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LA Film School did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend LA Film School is $30,421 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New York Film Academy did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Burbank, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $40,748 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend New York Film Academy.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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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