by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,641 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,418 and $26,897 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 487 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 59 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in film, video and photographic arts.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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 Film 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 film degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Los Angeles Film School
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Hollywood landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tarzana, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school situated in Burbank, California. It awarded 9 associates’s film 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. 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%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at New York Film Academy
Out of the 59 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #4 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 24 associates’s film degrees 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cosumnes River College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
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Santa Monica College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Monica College is a large public school situated in Santa Monica, California. It awarded 57 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Santa Monica College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Los Angeles Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Angeles Valley College is a public institution located in Valley Glen, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at FIDM Los Angeles
With a ranking of #9, College of the Canyons did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
Full College of the Canyons Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
City College of San Francisco came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. City College of San Francisco is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Full City College of San Francisco Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Cerritos College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Norwalk, California, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Cerritos College
Los Angeles City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Los Angeles City College is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Los Angeles City College
San Bernardino Valley College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at San Bernardino Valley College
Cabrillo College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Aptos, California, and it awarded 7 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Cabrillo College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Orange Coast College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 15 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Orange Coast College
With a ranking of #16, Citrus College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Citrus College is a public institution located in Glendora, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Citrus College
College of San Mateo ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Modesto Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Modesto, California. It awarded 7 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Barbara City College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. SBCC is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Santa Barbara City College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
College of Marin ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 1 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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Portland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 11 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Portland Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Southwestern College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Chula Vista, California, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Southwestern College
Berkeley City College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Berkeley City College is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #24, San Diego City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego City College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego City College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Hartnell College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hartnell College is a public institution located in Salinas, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hartnell College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
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