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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Film & Video Production is the 113th most popular major in the country with 8,429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 905 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 77 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in film and video production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film and video production 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 film and video production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $266 for great lakes region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Washtenaw Community College

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $3,635 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Cuyahoga Community College District

#3

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lansing Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 15 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,494 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lansing Community College Film & Video Production Report

#4

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MATC is a fairly large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MATC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $7,340 for great lakes region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Full Milwaukee Area Technical College Film & Video Production Report

#5

Mott Community College

Flint, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mott Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 18 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $6,287 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at MCC

#6

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio
#6 in overall quality

Hocking College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Hocking Technical College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hocking College is $11,089 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Hocking Technical College

#7

Compass College of Cinematic Arts

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Compass College of Cinematic Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Compass College of Cinematic Arts is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

Compass College of Cinematic Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $18,361 for great lakes region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Compass College of Cinematic Arts.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Compass College of Cinematic Arts Film & Video Production 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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