by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 8,710 people earned their degree in graphic design, making the major the 107th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 1,327 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 477 graphic design graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California”.
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Platt College - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 33 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
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 California. Los-Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Platt College - Ontario landed the #4 spot on the list. Platt College - Ontario is a private for-profit institution located in Ontario, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego City College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. Los Altos Hills, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Mission College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Santa Clara, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Sierra College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. Sierra College is a fairly large school located in Rocklin, California that handed out 45 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Napa Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California list. Napa Valley College is a public institution located in Napa, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cuyamaca College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. 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 #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in San Jacinto, California, and it awarded 20 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Monterey Peninsula College is a public institution located in Monterey, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Butte College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking, coming in at #14. Butte College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oroville, California. It awarded 11 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Medanos College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. Los Medanos is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, California that handed out 10 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California list. Southwestern College 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 #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. Cupertino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
San Bernardino Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. Located in San Bernardino, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s graphic design students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Las Positas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California list. Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s graphic design degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Joaquin Delta College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. San Joaquin Delta College is a public institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Monica College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking, coming in at #21. SMC is a large school located in Santa Monica, California that handed out 26 associates’s graphic design degrees 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.
Cerritos College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large public school situated in Norwalk, California. It awarded 14 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Laney College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California list. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 3 associates’s graphic design degrees in 2020-2021.
Diablo Valley College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking. Pleasant Hill, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Irvine Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Graphic Design Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. Irvine, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s graphic design degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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