2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Film & Video Production is the 117th most popular major in the country with 8,361 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 175 film & video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 film & video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in film & video production. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their film & video production program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree cinematography students.
Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 15 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Minneapolis Community and Technical College Film & Video Production Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #2 spot on the list. Century College is a medium-sized school located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota that handed out 9 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Century College Film & Video Production Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is located in Brainerd, Minnesota and, has a small 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 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
