2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,765 people earned their degree in visual communications, making the major the 154th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,077 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 153 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality visual communications programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the visual communications program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The graphic arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate list. FIDM Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 68 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
FIDM Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list.Of the 1,886 students enrolled at FIDM Los Angeles, 99 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 67 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $19,704. On top of their other funding sources, 31 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
[Read full report on veteran student life at FIDM Los Angeles]](/colleges/fidm-fashion-institute-of-design-and-merchandising-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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