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2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
273 Degrees Awarded
$13,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking.

Visual Communications is the 161st most popular major in the country with 5,657 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,465 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 273 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in visual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual communications 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 Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Visual Communications in the Southeast Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chattahoochee Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Chattahoochee Technical College is a public institution located in Marietta, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chattahoochee Technical College also made our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Chattahoochee Technical College is $1,137 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Chattahoochee Technical College

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 41 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,005 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

Read full report on Visual Communications at Northern Virginia Community College

#3

Horry-Georgetown Technical College

Conway, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Conway, South Carolina that handed out 25 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Horry-Georgetown Technical College is $5,016 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students.

Full Horry-Georgetown Technical College Visual Communications Report

#4

Augusta Technical College

Augusta, Georgia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Augusta Technical College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Augusta Technical College is a small public school situated in Augusta, Georgia. It awarded 9 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Augusta Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,842 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students per year to attend Augusta Technical College.

Read more about Visual Communications at Augusta Technical College

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Western Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region. Virginia Western Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 13 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree graphic arts students list, Virginia Western Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Western Community College is $6,830 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Graphic Arts students.

Read more about Visual Communications at Virginia Western Community College

#6

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 17 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,428 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students.

Full Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale Visual Communications Report

#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Graphic Arts Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region ranking. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,524 for southeast region associate degree graphic arts students.

Full Full Sail University Visual Communications Report

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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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