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2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Textile & Apparel Studies is the 158th most popular major in the country with 3,436 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, textile and apparel studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,403 and had an average of $23,866 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 822 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,867 and $19,685 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 247 textile and apparel studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in textile and apparel studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent textile and apparel studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the textile and apparel studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree textile studies students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Honolulu Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 7 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Honolulu CC is $8,238 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Honolulu CC

#2

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Fresno City College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

Fresno City College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno City College is $2,622 for far western us region associate degree textile studies students with aid.

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#3

Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s textile studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Los Angeles Trade Technical College also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $6,907 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at Los Angeles Trade Technical College

#4

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, City College of San Francisco landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at City College of San Francisco, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend City College of San Francisco is $3,267 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid.

Full City College of San Francisco Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#5

El Camino College

Torrance, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Camino College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Torrance, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s textile studies students in 2019-2020.

El Camino College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend El Camino College is $9,434 for far western us region associate degree textile studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full El Camino College Textile & Apparel Studies Report

#6

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California
#7 in overall quality

San Joaquin Delta College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Delta is located in Stockton, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

Delta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Joaquin Delta College is $10,599 for far western us region associate degree textile studies students with aid.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at San Joaquin Delta College

FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Textile Studies Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 74 associates’s textile studies degrees to qualified students.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Textile & Apparel Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $41,505 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Textile Studies students with aid per year to attend FIDM Los Angeles.

Read more about Textile & Apparel Studies at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

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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%.

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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