by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Communications Technologies & Support is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 14,826 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,611 and had an average of $24,581 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,994 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major” ranking, we looked at 347 colleges that offer a degree in communications technologies and support. That schools that top this list have a program in communications technologies and support in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major”.
Out of the 347 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, MediaTech Institute - Houston landed the #1 spot on the list. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 35 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of Production and Recording. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major. Institute of Production and Recording is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 43 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 347 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Nashville landed the #3 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SAE Institute - Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 53 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SAE Institute - Chicago Communications Technologies & Support Report
Out of the 347 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Atlanta landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 76 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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MediaTech Institute - Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking, coming in at #6. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 60 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Atlanta Institute of Music and Media came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. AIMM is a small school located in Duluth, Georgia that handed out 28 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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SAE Expression College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Located in Emeryville, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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Delaware College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking, coming in at #9. Wilmington, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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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City College - Fort Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking, coming in at #10. City College - Fort Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full City College - Fort Lauderdale Communications Technologies & Support Report
Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television is a small school located in Bayamon, that handed out 39 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Columbia College Hollywood came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Located in Tarzana, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
Full Columbia College Hollywood Communications Technologies & Support Report
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. OHIO Lancaster is a public institution located in Lancaster, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Lancaster Campus Communications Technologies & Support Report
With a ranking of #14, Paier College of Art Inc did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Musicians Institute landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Musicians Institute is located in Hollywood, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Laurus College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major list. Laurus College is a private for-profit institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pellissippi State Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Pellissippi State Community College is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 98 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Lancaster, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #19, Cayuga County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major list. Located in Auburn, New York, this small public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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York County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Wells, Maine, and it awarded 9 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking, coming in at #21. UC Blue Ash College is located in Blue Ash, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Sessions College for Professional Design came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Fulton-Montgomery Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major list. This small school is located in Johnstown, New York, and it awarded 10 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fulton-Montgomery Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report
Columbia Central University - Caguas landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major ranking. Caguas, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
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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With a ranking of #25, Hostos Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 32 students in 2020-2021.
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Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Springfield Technical Community College | Springfield, MA |
| 52 | Allegany College of Maryland | Cumberland, MD |
| 53 | Southeast Technical College | Sioux Falls, SD |
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