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by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 8,361 people earned their degree in film & video production, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,924 film & video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 206 film & video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,020 and $16,931 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in film & video production. That schools that top this list have a program in film & video production in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #2 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film & Video Production at The Art Institute of Atlanta
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Crescent Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. Griffin, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.
Full Southern Crescent Technical College Film & Video Production Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cape Fear Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region. CFCC is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 17 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Miami Dade College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 64 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Clayton State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. Morrow, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Clayton State University
Piedmont Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Roxboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Piedmont Community College
State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public school situated in Bradenton, Florida. It awarded 6 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film & Video Production at State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota
Valencia College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 45 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Valencia College
South Arkansas Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in El Dorado, Arkansas, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at South Arkansas Community College
Palm Beach State College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Palm Beach State College
With a ranking of #13, Blue Ridge Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina, and it awarded 3 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Blue Ridge Community College Film & Video Production Report
With a ranking of #14, Bluegrass Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bluegrass Community and Technical College Film & Video Production Report
Trevecca Nazarene University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. TNU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Trevecca Nazarene University
Broward College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Broward College
Guilford Technical Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Jamestown, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Guilford Technical Community College
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southeast Region list. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 0 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Film & Video Production Report
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