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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$8,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,506 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 64th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,714 and had an average of $31,549 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,853 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,124 and $29,674 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 117 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film, video and photographic arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $2,825 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students with aid per year to attend Oakland Community College.

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#2

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Washtenaw Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $2,441 for great lakes region associate degree film students with aid.

Full Washtenaw Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

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 Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Lansing Community College is located in Lansing, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree film students with aid list, LCC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LCC is $4,828 for great lakes region associate degree film students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 10 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree film students with aid list, Cuyahoga Community College District has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,415 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students with aid per year to attend Cuyahoga Community College District.

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#5

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Rapids Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students with aid.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Grand Rapids Community College

#6

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

MATC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for MATC is $9,076 for great lakes region associate degree film students with aid.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at MATC

#7

Mott Community College

Flint, Michigan

Mott Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 19 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $7,481 for great lakes region associate degree film students with aid per year to attend Mott Community College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Mott Community College

#8

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Hocking College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Nelsonville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Hocking Technical College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Hocking College is $12,793 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students with aid.

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#9

Compass College of Cinematic Arts

Grand Rapids, Michigan

With a ranking of #9, Compass College of Cinematic Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region associate degree film students with aid list, Compass College of Cinematic Arts has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Compass College of Cinematic Arts is $21,335 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students with aid.

The impressive 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.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Compass College of Cinematic Arts

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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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