2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$11,900
Avg Cost*
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Film & Video Production is the 117th most popular major in the country with 7,768 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 523 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 148 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 14 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region. KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 KD Conservatory
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Scottsdale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 43 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Scottsdale Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Espanola, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern New Mexico College Film & Video Production Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Dallas Film & Video Production Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Luna Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Luna Community College
With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. OCCC is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Oklahoma City Community College
Santa Fe Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at SFCC
Pima Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Pima Community College is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Pima Community College
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Film & Video Production Report
Northwest Vista College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Full Northwest Vista College Film & Video Production Report
Houston Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Houston Community College
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Full Central New Mexico Community College Film & Video Production Report
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development Film & Video Production Report
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s cinematography degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full NMSU Dona Ana 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.