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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Recording Arts Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
178 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,189 people earned their degree in recording arts technology/technician, making the major the 321st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 648 recording arts technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 178 recording arts technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in recording arts technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality recording arts technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the recording arts technology/technician program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree recording arts tech students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Recording Arts Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recording arts tech degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Houston Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Recording Arts Tech students with aid per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s recording arts tech degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,600 for southwest region associate degree recording arts tech students with aid per year to attend South Plains College.

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#3

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s recording arts tech degrees to qualified students.

Glendale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $8,597 for southwest region associate degree recording arts tech students with aid.

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#4

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s recording arts tech degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mesa Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $9,669 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Recording Arts Tech students with aid.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MediaTech Institute - Dallas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 60 associates’s recording arts tech degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MediaTech Institute - Dallas, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MediaTech Institute - Dallas is $18,017 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Recording Arts Tech students with aid.

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#4 in overall quality

MediaTech Institute - Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Recording Arts Tech Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 27 associates’s recording arts tech degrees in 2019-2020.

MediaTech Institute - Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Recording Arts Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MediaTech Institute - Houston is $18,137 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Recording Arts Tech students with aid.

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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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