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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 6,229 people earned their degree in audiovisual communications, making the major the 152nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, audiovisual communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,273 and had an average of $24,602 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,088 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,837 and $26,187 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 237 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in audiovisual communications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in audiovisual communications.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree audiovisual students.

Top 24 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MediaTech Institute - Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MediaTech Institute - Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 60 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full MediaTech Institute - Dallas Audiovisual Communications Report

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South Plains College
Levelland, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. South Plains College is a public institution located in Levelland, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at South Plains College

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Scottsdale Community College

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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paradise Valley Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Paradise Valley Community College

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Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Amarillo College is a medium-sized school located in Amarillo, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Amarillo College Audiovisual Communications Report

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Central Arizona College
Coolidge, Arizona

Central Arizona College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Pinal County Community College is a public institution located in Coolidge, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Pinal County Community College

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Houston Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Houston Community College

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Phoenix College
Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 6 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

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Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas

Del Mar College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

Full DMC Audiovisual Communications Report

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Glendale Community College
Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Glendale Community College

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Mesa Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Mesa Community College

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With a ranking of #13, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school situated in Edmond, Oklahoma. It awarded 6 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Audiovisual Communications Report

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

With a ranking of #14, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Santa Fe Community College

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San Jacinto Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Jacinto Community College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full San Jacinto College Audiovisual Communications Report

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Austin Community College District ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 9 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Austin Community College District Audiovisual Communications Report

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With a ranking of #17, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Tarrant County College

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Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, Arizona

Eastern Arizona College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Eastern Arizona College

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Arizona Western College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. Yuma, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Arizona Western College Audiovisual Communications Report

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Angelina College
Lufkin, Texas

Angelina College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. AC is a small public school situated in Lufkin, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at AC

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El Centro College
Dallas, Texas

El Centro College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at El Centro College

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Northland Pioneer College
Holbrook, Arizona

Northland Pioneer College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Holbrook, Arizona, and it awarded 21 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NPC Audiovisual Communications Report

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Lee College
Baytown, Texas

Lee College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Lee College Audiovisual Communications Report

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The Recording Conservatory of Austin ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southwest Region list. The Recording Conservatory of Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at The Recording Conservatory of Austin

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