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

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17 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 6,355 people earned their degree in general visual and performing arts, making the major the 116th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general visual and performing arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $25,134 and had an average of $26,019 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 413 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,172 and $32,890 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 17 general visual and performing arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general visual and performing arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general visual and performing arts.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 7 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for General Visual & Performing Arts in the Great Lakes Region

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Maranatha Baptist University
Watertown, Wisconsin

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maranatha Baptist University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Maranatha Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Watertown, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 associates’s visual arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 General Visual & Performing Arts at Maranatha Baptist University

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Mott Community College
Flint, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mott Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Mott Community College is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s visual arts degrees to qualified students.

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 General Visual & Performing Arts at MCC

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Oakland City University
Oakland City, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland City University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Oakland City, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Oakland City

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Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Alpena Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Alpena, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General Visual & Performing Arts at Alpena Community College

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Mid Michigan College
Harrison, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid Michigan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Harrison, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s visual arts degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Full Mid Michigan College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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With a ranking of #6, Clark State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Springfield, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s visual arts students 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 Clark State Community College General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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Moraine Valley Community College
Palos Hills, Illinois

Moraine Valley Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Visual Arts Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Palos Hills, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s visual arts students in 2020-2021.

Full MVCC General Visual & Performing Arts Report

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