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Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Visual & Performing Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 149,215 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,700 and had an average of $25,051 in loans still to pay off.
Across Arizona, there were 7,364 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,745 and $22,550 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 502 visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,456 and $20,530 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual and performing arts programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the visual and performing arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 113 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 178 of the 7,634 students enrolled at Scottsdale Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 133 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,006. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual and performing arts degrees to 74 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our arizona associate degree vets studying visual & performing arts list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking.Of the 15,544 students enrolled at Pima County Community College District, 853 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 426 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,036. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Pima County Community College District]](/colleges/pima-community-college/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Visual & Performing Arts for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Sessions College for Professional Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Sessions College is a small school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 27 associates’s visual and performing arts degrees in 2020-2021.
Sessions College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual & Performing Arts Associate Degree Schools in Arizona” list.Among the 197 students enrolled at Sessions College for Professional Design, 68 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 48 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,341. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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