by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Graphic Design is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,710 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,593 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 539 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 61 colleges that offer a degree in graphic design. That schools that top this list have a program in graphic design in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Platt College - San Diego. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Platt College - San Diego is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Pacific College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Los-Angeles, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Design at Los Angeles Pacific College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Platt College - Ontario. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ontario, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Design at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles
San Diego City College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Design at San Diego City College
Foothill College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Altos Hills, California. It awarded 23 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
With a ranking of #8, Chemeketa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chemeketa Community College is a public institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Graphic Design at Chemeketa Community College
With a ranking of #9, Mission College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Mission College is located in Santa Clara, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Sierra College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. Sierra College is a fairly large public school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 45 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Napa Valley College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Napa Valley College is a small school located in Napa, California that handed out 9 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Rogue Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Rogue Community College is a small school located in Grants Pass, Oregon that handed out 6 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Graphic Design at Rogue Community College
With a ranking of #13, Cuyamaca College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. El Cajon, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Jacinto College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jacinto, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
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Monterey Peninsula College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mt. Hood Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. MHCC is located in Gresham, Oregon and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Graphic Design at Mt. Hood Community College
Wenatchee Valley College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wenatchee, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Butte College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Butte College is located in Oroville, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Los Medanos College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Los Medanos College is located in Pittsburg, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
Southwestern College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SWC Chula Vista is a public institution located in Chula Vista, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
De Anza College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. De Anza College is located in Cupertino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
San Bernardino Valley College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Bernardino Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 8 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Livermore, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
San Joaquin Delta College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Joaquin Delta College is a fairly large school located in Stockton, California that handed out 10 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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