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 Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,768 people earned their degree in film and video production, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,038 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 300 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 29 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. That schools that top this list have a program in film and video production in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The cinematography 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree cinematography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Film School. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. LA Film School is located in Hollywood, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 112 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Valley College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region. Valley Glen, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Full Los Angeles Valley College Film & Video Production Report
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles Film & Video Production Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Academy of Art University Film & Video Production Report
With a ranking of #6, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cosumnes River College is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 6 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
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Los Angeles City College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles City College is a fairly large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 11 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Los Angeles City College
San Bernardino Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Bernardino Valley College is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film & Video Production at San Bernardino Valley College
With a ranking of #9, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Orange Coast College
Santa Monica College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Monica College is a large public school situated in Santa Monica, California. It awarded 24 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
College of the Canyons landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Santa Clarita, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at College of the Canyons
Cerritos College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
College of Marin landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Marin is located in Kentfield, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Portland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Portland Community College
Berkeley City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Berkeley City College
San Diego City College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego City College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 3 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at San Diego City College
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Chula Vista, California, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Southwestern College
Santa Barbara City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Santa Barbara City College
City College of San Francisco ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 8 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at City College of San Francisco
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Full Santa Rosa Junior College Film & Video Production Report
De Anza College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cupertino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at De Anza College
Allan Hancock College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Allan Hancock College is located in Santa Maria, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Allan Hancock College
Sierra College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Rocklin, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Sierra College
Chabot College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Hayward, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Chabot College
With a ranking of #25, Rogue Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Rogue Community College is a public institution located in Grants Pass, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Saratoga, California that handed out 0 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at West Valley College
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 0 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
San Francisco Film School did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. San Francisco Film School is a small private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 3 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at San Francisco Film School
Pacific Union College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pacific Union College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Angwin, California. It awarded 2 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Pacific Union College
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