2023 Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Visual Communications is the 154th most popular major in the country with 5,765 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 385 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 176 visual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in visual communications. 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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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate”.
Top 2 Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate list. Utah Valley University is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 161 associates’s graphic arts degrees in 2020-2021.
UVU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 813 of the 40,936 students enrolled at UVU were GI Bill® students, of which 379 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,550. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UVU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salt Lake Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Graphic Arts for an Associate list. Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s graphic arts degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salt Lake Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Visual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking.Among the 27,293 students enrolled at Salt Lake Community College, 7 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,749. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Salt Lake Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Salt Lake Community College]](/colleges/salt-lake-community-college/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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