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2022 Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 898 people earned their degree in prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design, making the major the 625th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 79 prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 63 prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Kirkwood Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It awarded 7 associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kirkwood Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Kirkwood Community College is $11,535 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Prepress/Desktop Publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public institution located in Sioux City, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,939 for plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hawkeye Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Waterloo, Iowa. It awarded 12 associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hawkeye Community College is $11,773 for plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#4

Southeast Technical College

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeast Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Sioux Falls, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Tech also made our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,785 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Prepress/Desktop Publishing students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Southeast Technical College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas City Kansas Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Prepress/Desktop Publishing Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Kansas City, Kansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s prepress/desktop publishing degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Kansas City Kansas Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Prepress/Desktop Publishing & Digital Imaging Design Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College is $16,484 for plains states region associate degree prepress/desktop publishing students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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  • *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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