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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$4,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Communication Sciences is the 48th most popular major in the country with 21,991 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,705 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $47,464 and $37,259 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 117 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communication sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communication sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Santa Ana, California, and it awarded 25 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SAC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $3,801 for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SAC.

Read more about Communication Sciences at SAC

#2

Cerritos College

Norwalk, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerritos College landed the #2 spot on the list. Cerritos College is a public institution located in Norwalk, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cerritos College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cerritos College is $3,407 for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pasadena City College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s communication sciences degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Pasadena City College also made our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $2,158 for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pasadena City College.

Full Pasadena City College Communication Sciences Report

#4

Orange Coast College

Costa Mesa, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Orange Coast College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Costa Mesa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified associates’s communication sciences students in 2019-2020.

Orange Coast College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $2,438 for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Orange Coast College.

Full Orange Coast College Communication Sciences Report

#5

American River College

Sacramento, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American River College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. American River College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s communication sciences degrees to qualified students.

American River not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $4,334 for far western us region associate degree communication sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend American River College.

Read more about Communication Sciences at American River

#6

San Joaquin Delta College

Stockton, California
#1 in overall quality

San Joaquin Delta College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Delta is a fairly large school located in Stockton, California that handed out 14 associates’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Delta also made our “Best Communication Sciences Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for San Joaquin Delta College is $9,845 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Communication Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Joaquin Delta College Communication Sciences Report

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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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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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