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2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

7 Ranked Colleges
154 Degrees Awarded
$13,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,668 people earned their degree in audiovisual communications, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, audiovisual communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,392 and had an average of $24,925 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 243 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,500 and $18,003 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 154 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in audiovisual communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent audiovisual communications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The audiovisual school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region”.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Plains States Region

#1

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree audiovisual students list, Iowa Western Community College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa Western Community College is $11,477 for plains states region associate degree audiovisual students.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Iowa Western Community College

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. This medium-sized school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 12 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Audiovisual Communications Report

#3

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Hennepin Technical College is a small school located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota that handed out 13 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hennepin Technical College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Hennepin Technical College

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public institution located in Kansas City, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Kansas Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas City Kansas Community College is $15,582 for plains states region associate degree audiovisual students.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Kansas City Kansas Community College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $12,376 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#6

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska

With a ranking of #6, Northeast Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a public institution located in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast is $8,749 for plains states region associate degree audiovisual students.

Full Northeast Audiovisual Communications Report

#7

Institute of Production and Recording

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Institute of Production and Recording did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Institute of Production and Recording is a small private for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 62 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree audiovisual students list, Institute of Production and Recording has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Institute of Production and Recording is $23,514 for plains states region associate degree audiovisual students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Institute of Production and Recording Audiovisual Communications Report

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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