by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,826 people earned their degree in communications technologies and support, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States. 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.
Across California, there were 2,380 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,238 and $30,286 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 720 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California” ranking looked at 82 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technologies and support. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in communications technologies and support.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California”.
Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Expression College landed the #1 spot on the list. SAE Expression College is a private for-profit institution located in Emeryville, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Hollywood. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. Columbia College Hollywood is located in Tarzana, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Musicians Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California. Located in Hollywood, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Laurus College landed the #4 spot on the list. Laurus College is a small private for-profit school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 6 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, College of San Mateo landed the #5 spot on the list. CSM is a medium-sized public school situated in San Mateo, California. It awarded 17 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Sacramento City is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 32 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Lake Tahoe Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. LTCC is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Lake Tahoe Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking, coming in at #8. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
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Canada College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Canada College is a public institution located in Redwood City, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Canada College Communications Technologies & Support Report
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking, coming in at #10. American River College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
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Antelope Valley College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Full Antelope Valley College Communications Technologies & Support Report
Mt. San Jacinto College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. San Jacinto, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
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Barstow Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Barstow Community College is a small public school situated in Barstow, California. It awarded 4 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barstow Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report
San Diego City College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. San Diego City College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Diablo Valley College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. Diablo Valley is located in Pleasant Hill, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Mt. SAC is a large public school situated in Walnut, California. It awarded 29 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Sonora, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Berkeley City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Berkeley, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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Foothill College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. Located in Los Altos Hills, California, this fairly large public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Foothill College Communications Technologies & Support Report
De Anza College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. Located in Cupertino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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College of the Redwoods ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California list. Located in Eureka, California, this small public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support students in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles Mission College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Sylmar, California, and it awarded 11 associates’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sierra College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Rocklin, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communications technologies and support degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
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Santa Monica College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Located in Santa Monica, California, this large public school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified associates’s communications technologies and support 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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Academy of Art University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Communications Technologies & Support Major in California ranking. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Academy of Art University Communications Technologies & Support Report
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