2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Graphic Communications is the 616th most popular major in the country with 639 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 31 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 15 general graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,967 and $17,711 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general graphic communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general graphic communications 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 general graphic communications program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The graphic communication 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 Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region”.

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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree graphic communication students.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$6,963 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students.

Full Salt Lake Community College General Graphic Communications Report

#2

Aims Community College

Greeley, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$8,386 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aims Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aims Community College is located in Greeley, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.

Aims Community College also made our “Best General Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Aims Community College is $8,386 for Rocky Mountains Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students.

Full Aims Community College General Graphic Communications Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Graphic Communications

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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