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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2021-2022, 6,776 people earned their degree in general visual & performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. In , general visual & performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $25,144 and had an average of $24,433 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,798 general visual & performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major” ranking analyzed 179 colleges that offered a degree in general visual & performing arts. That schools that top this list have a program in general visual & performing arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree visual arts students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts

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Out of the 179 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Young Americans College of the Performing Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Young Americans College of the Performing Arts is located in Corona, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Young Americans College of the Performing Arts General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Out of the 179 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Queensborough Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bayside, New York. It awarded 56 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 QCC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Westchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 34 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Westchester Community College

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Spartanburg Methodist College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spartanburg Methodist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Spartanburg Methodist College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at SMC

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Advancing Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major. University of Advancing Technology is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at University of Advancing Technology

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Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrew College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Andrew College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cuthbert, Georgia. It awarded 1 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Andrew College

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Dutchess Community College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Dutchess Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #7. Dutchess Community College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Dutchess Community College

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Mercer County Community College
West Windsor, New Jersey

Mercer County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Located in West Windsor, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mercer County Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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With a ranking of #9, Bronx Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 25 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bronx Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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SUNY Ulster
Stone Ridge, New York

With a ranking of #10, SUNY Ulster did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. SUNY Ulster is a small school located in Stone Ridge, New York that handed out 6 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at SUNY Ulster

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Gordon State College
Barnesville, Georgia

Gordon State College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Gordon State College is a small public school situated in Barnesville, Georgia. It awarded 7 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Visual & Performing Arts at Gordon State College

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Victor Valley College
Victorville, California

Victor Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Victor Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Victorville, California. It awarded 61 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Victor Valley College

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Middlesex County College
Edison, New Jersey

Middlesex County College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 31 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 Middlesex County College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Suffolk County Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 57 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Suffolk County Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Community College of Baltimore County ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Community College of Baltimore County is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 53 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 CCBC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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NHTI-Concord's Community College
Concord, New Hampshire

NHTI-Concord’s Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. NHTI-Concord’s Community College is a small school located in Concord, New Hampshire that handed out 17 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full NHTI-Concord’s Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Northern Oklahoma College
Tonkawa, Oklahoma

With a ranking of #17, Northern Oklahoma College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Northern Oklahoma College is a small public school situated in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Northern Oklahoma College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Ocean County College
Toms River, New Jersey

Ocean County College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Toms River, New Jersey, and it awarded 46 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at OCC

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Golden West College
Huntington Beach, California

Golden West College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Golden West College is a fairly large school located in Huntington Beach, California that handed out 101 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Golden West College

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Rockland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Suffern, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Rockland Community College

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Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public institution located in Perkinston, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 58 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Full Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

Pima Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #22. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 49 students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full Pima County Community College District General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking, coming in at #23. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 71 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 General Visual & Performing Arts at Full Sail University

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Volunteer State Community College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major list. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 more about General Visual & Performing Arts at VSCC

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Austin Community College District landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major ranking. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 91 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Austin Community College District

Rest of the Best 27 in Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major

Not only did these schools make the top 27 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Citrus College
Glendora, CA

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