2023 Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 5,362 people earned their degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 264 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for an Associate”.

Top 2 Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

193 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

$3,618 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for an Associate list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 associates’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

Southeast Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 2,330 students enrolled at Southeast Technical College, 193 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 86 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,618. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southeast Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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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Institute of Production and Recording
Minneapolis, Minnesota

14 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$11,364 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Production and Recording landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 associates’s animation, interactive technology, video graphics and special effects degrees in 2020-2021.

Institute of Production and Recording also made our “Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 133 students enrolled at Institute of Production and Recording, 14 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 13 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $11,364. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Institute of Production and Recording offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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• Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.

Credits

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