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2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region

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105 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 16,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,727 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,608 and $26,594 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 105 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 13 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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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 13 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region

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Compass College of Cinematic Arts
Grand Rapids, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Compass College of Cinematic Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region. 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 3 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad 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 & Photographic Arts Report

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Hocking College
Nelsonville, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hocking College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hocking Technical College is a small public school situated in Nelsonville, Ohio. It awarded 5 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the #3 spot on the list. North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Wausau, Wisconsin. It awarded 20 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at North Central Technical College

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Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 24 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Washtenaw Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Mott Community College
Flint, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mott Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Mott Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 9 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at MCC

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Oakland Community College
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Oakland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

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

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Montcalm Community College
Sidney, Michigan

Montcalm Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Montcalm Community College is a small public school situated in Sidney, Michigan. It awarded 2 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate 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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Montcalm Community College

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Lansing Community College
Lansing, Michigan

With a ranking of #8, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Full LCC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Madonna

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Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

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Grand Rapids Community College
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Grand Rapids Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.

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With a ranking of #12, Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 7 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Berrien Springs, Michigan. It awarded 8 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Andrews

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