2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region
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In 2019-2020, 7,475 people earned their degree in graphic communications, making the major the 127th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, graphic communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,819 and had an average of $28,832 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 467 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,060 and $20,436 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 194 graphic communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in graphic communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality graphic communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the graphic communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Graphic Communications in the Plains States Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Central College landed the #1 spot on the list. North Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
South Central College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Central College is $10,175 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
Kirkwood Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $10,939 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students per year to attend Kirkwood Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
Southeast Tech also made our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Technical College is $14,633 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic communication degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.
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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 Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Kansas City Kansas Community College is located in Kansas City, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s graphic communication degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kansas City Kansas Community College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,582 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students per year to attend Kansas City Kansas Community College.
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Hawkeye Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Hawkeye Community College is a medium-sized school located in Waterloo, Iowa that handed out 12 associates’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Hawkeye Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Hawkeye Community College is $11,495 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.
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Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s graphic communication students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree graphic communication students list, OTC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $7,908 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Graphic Communication students.
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Institute of Production and Recording landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Graphic Communication Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Institute of Production and Recording is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 associates’s graphic communication degrees in 2019-2020.
Institute of Production and Recording not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Graphic Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Institute of Production and Recording is $23,514 for plains states region associate degree graphic communication students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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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