2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Film & Video Production is the 113th most popular major in the country with 8,429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 635 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 161 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the film and video production program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Cinematography 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 cinematography students with aid.
Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 44 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree cinematography students with aid list, Scottsdale Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $10,397 for southwest region associate degree cinematography students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Central New Mexico Community College is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 15 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree cinematography students with aid list, CNM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Cinematography students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 23 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for southwest region associate degree cinematography students with aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Vista College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwest Vista College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for southwest region associate degree cinematography students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Dallas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Art Institute of Dallas, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Dallas is $21,605 for southwest region associate degree cinematography students with aid.
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KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
KD Conservatory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for KD Conservatory is $21,528 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Cinematography students with aid.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Film & Video Production at KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts
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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%.
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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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