by our College Data Analytics TeamDesign & Applied Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Arapahoe Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in design, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Arapahoe Community College was $629 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $153 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,680 | $15,102 |
| Fees | $349 | $349 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,200 | $2,200 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their associate degree at Arapahoe Community College in Design walked away with an average of $15,000 in student debt. That is 19% lower than the national average of $18,609.
The median early career salary of design students who receive their associate degree from Arapahoe Community College is $36,668 per year. That is 63% higher than the national average of $22,543.
Arapahoe Community College does not offer an online option for its design associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Arapahoe Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.1% of the design students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 67.0%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in design at Arapahoe Community College in 2019-2020, 27.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Design & Applied Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Commercial Photography | 3 |
| Interior Design | 18 |
| Graphic Design | 17 |
| Game & Interactive Media Design | 9 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 2 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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