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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate

6 Ranked Colleges
431 Degrees Awarded
$16,002 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate” 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 Southeast region, there were 3,640 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,607 and $25,427 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 431 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video and photographic arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree vets studying film.

Top 6 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Valencia College
Orlando, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 53 students in 2020-2021.

Valencia College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Among the 45,949 students enrolled at Valencia College, 1,809 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 965 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,696. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Valencia College]](/colleges/valencia-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 41 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Northern Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 3 of the 52,873 students enrolled at Northern Virginia Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,267. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Northern Virginia Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Veteran Student Life Report

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Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate list. Miami Dade College is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

MDC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 46,523 students enrolled at MDC, 907 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 607 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,371. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. MDC offers credit for military training for eligible students.

Full MDC Veteran Student Life Report

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate list. Columbus, Georgia 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree vets studying film list, CSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, CSU supports 8,372 students, and 9 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 11 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,636. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 119 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 4,199 of the 24,627 students enrolled at Full Sail University were GI Bill® students, of which 3,206 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 604 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Full Sail University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Full Sail University]](/colleges/full-sail-university/student-life/veterans/)

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The Art Institute of Atlanta came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Film for an Associate ranking. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Ai Atlanta also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 814 students enrolled at The Art Institute of Atlanta were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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