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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
340 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $30-$48k” 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 $30-$48k” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film and video production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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 $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SRJC is located in Santa Rosa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

SRJC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $4,975 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SRJC.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Santa Rosa Junior College

#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#4 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 16 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $8,219 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Portland Community College

#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 10 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $34,125 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Academy of Art University

#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $38,804 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full FIDM Los Angeles Film & Video Production Report

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hollywood, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 100 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LA Film School, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $31,259 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Los Angeles Film School.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Los Angeles Film School

#6

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

New York Film Academy did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Burbank, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for New York Film Academy is $43,325 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film & Video Production at New York Film Academy

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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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