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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Plains States Region

13 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$21,600 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 17,669 people earned their degree in radio, television and digital communication, making the major the 61st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, radio, television and digital communication graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,775 and had an average of $24,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 308 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,064 and $35,532 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 46 radio, television and digital communication graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in radio, television and digital communication. That schools that top this list have a program in radio, television and digital communication in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 13 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Radio, Television & Digital Communication in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Flint Hills Technical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Flint Hills Technical College is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawkeye Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region. Hawkeye Community College is a public institution located in Waterloo, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Lakes Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Estherville, Iowa, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota

Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ridgewater College landed the #4 spot on the list. Ridgewater College is a public institution located in Willmar, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Cloquet, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #6, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Ottumwa, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s digital communication degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #7, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Rochester, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

Full Rochester Community and Technical College Radio, Television & Digital Communication Report

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Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, South Dakota

Mitchell Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Mitchell, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s digital communication degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

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Butler Community College
El Dorado, Kansas

With a ranking of #9, Butler Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in El Dorado, Kansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

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University of Northwestern - St Paul did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s digital communication students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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With a ranking of #11, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Radio, Television & Digital Communication at Iowa Central Community College

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Hennepin Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s digital communication degrees in 2020-2021.

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Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri

Evangel University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Digital Communication Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Evangel University is located in Springfield, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s digital communication degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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